Abstract :
Purdue University researchers have developed a way to finely control ultra-fast laser pulses´ spectral properties to create more powerful optical-communications technologies, The laser pulses last a trillionth to a quadrillionth of a second-picosecond to a femtosecond. In essence, each pulse could serve as a data hit in future high-speed optical-communications systems. Picosecond pulses could yield data rates ot one terabit per second, much higher than those of today´s lightwave communications systems.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical communication; optical pulse shaping; high-speed optical-communications systems; light pulses; lightwave communications systems; optical communications; picosecond pulses; spectral property; ultra-fast laser pulses; Femtocells; High speed optical techniques; Optical attenuators; Optical control; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Shape control; Ultrafast optics; 3G cellular technologies; femtocells; multicore chips; optical communications;
