WAVELENGTH CONVERSION AND SWITCHING OF HIGH-SPEED DATA SIGNALS USING SEMICONDUCTOR-LASER AMPLIFIERS

被引:33
作者
SCHNABEL, R
PIEPER, W
EHRHARDT, M
EISELT, M
WEBER, HG
机构
[1] Heinrich-Hertz-Institut für Nachrichtentechnik Berlin GmbH, 10587 Berlin
关键词
OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING;
D O I
10.1049/el:19931367
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
Nonlinear gain dynamics in semiconductor laser amplifiers enables ultrafast signal processing. Wavelength conversion of up to 18 Gbit/s data signals is demonstrated. The switching characteristics are applied to the operation of an AND gate for 30 ps pulses.
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页码:2047 / 2048
页数:2
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