DEGENERATE WAVELENGTH OPERATION OF AN ULTRAFAST ALL-OPTICAL AND GATE USING 4-WAVE-MIXING IN A SEMICONDUCTOR-LASER AMPLIFIER

被引:23
作者
NESSET, D
TATHAM, MC
WESTBROOK, LD
COTTER, D
机构
[1] BT Laboratories, Martlesham Heath
关键词
MULTIWAVE MIXING; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS; OPTICAL LOGIC;
D O I
10.1049/el:19941335
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
A new, ultrafast, all-optical AND gate that operates on input signals at the same wavelength using four-wave mixing in a semiconductor laser amplifier is presented. Successful operation of the gate on 20ps pulses modulated at 3Gbit/s is descrihed. The device has applications in photonic networks operating at >100Gbit/s.
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页码:1938 / 1940
页数:3
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