Direct form I fiber-optic discrete-time signal processors using optical amplifiers and embedded Mach-Zehnder structures

Author

Capmany, José ; Cascón, Joaquín

Author_Institution

ETSI Telecommun., Valencia, Spain

Volume

5

Issue

7

fYear

1993

fDate

7/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

842

Lastpage

844

Abstract

The use of optical amplifiers and the optical-fiber embedded Mach-Zehnder architecture to implement reconfigurable discrete-time optical signal processors with direct form I structures is considered. Passive optical fibers and waveguides are used as signal delay lines. 2*2 directional couplers in an embedded Mach-Zehnder layout are used as signal adders and tapping elements. Active fibers (waveguides) are used as signal multipliers.<>

Keywords

directional couplers; fibre lasers; optical couplers; optical fibres; optical information processing; 2*2 directional couplers; active fibres; direct form I structures; embedded Mach-Zehnder structures; fiber-optic discrete-time signal processors; fibre lasers; optical amplifiers; optical computing; optical couplers; optical waveguides; passive optical fibres; reconfigurable discrete-time optical signal processors; signal adders; signal delay lines; signal multipliers; tapping elements; Delay lines; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical pumping; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal processing; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.229825

Filename

229825