ULTRAFAST ALL OPTICAL SWITCHING IN 2 WAVELENGTH AMPLIFYING NONLINEAR OPTICAL LOOP MIRROR

被引:7
作者
ELLIS, AD
CLELAND, DA
机构
[1] BT Laboratories, Martlesham Heath, Ipswich
关键词
NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL SWITCHING; OPTOELECTRONICS;
D O I
10.1049/el:19920254
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
An ultrafast optical switch is described based on optical pulse switching in a nonlinear loop mirror incorporating an erbium doped fibre amplifier. Semiconductor laser diodes are used throughout, emphasising the practical applicability of this device. A 10Gbit/s pulse stream comprising 20ps pulses is modulated by a -7.4dBm, 10Gbit/s NRZ optical data stream.
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页码:405 / 406
页数:2
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