Title :
On ultrafast optical switching based on quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifiers in nonlinear interferometers
Author :
Uskov, A.V. ; Reilly, E. P O ; Manning, R.J. ; Webb, R.P. ; Cotter, D. ; Laemmlin, M. ; Ledentsov, N.N. ; Bimberg, D.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Coll. Cork, Ireland
fDate :
5/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
It is shown that interferometers containing quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifiers can be effective for ultrafast cross-phase modulation and digital signal processing with low dependence on the specific random data pattern.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; light interferometers; nonlinear optics; optical information processing; optical modulation; optical switches; semiconductor optical amplifiers; semiconductor quantum dots; digital signal processing; nonlinear interferometers; nonlinear optical signal processing; quantum-dots; random data pattern; semiconductor optical amplifiers; ultrafast cross-phase modulation; ultrafast optical switching; Digital modulation; Interferometers; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical signal processing; Quantum dots; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2004.826260
