Wavelength conversion and switching of high speed data signals using semiconductor laser amplifiers
Wavelength conversion and switching of high speed data signals using semiconductor laser amplifiers
- Author(s): R. Schnabel ; W. Pieper ; A. Ehrhardt ; M. Eiselt ; H.G. Weber
- DOI: 10.1049/el:19931367
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- Author(s): R. Schnabel 1 ; W. Pieper 1 ; A. Ehrhardt 1 ; M. Eiselt 1 ; H.G. Weber 1
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1: Heinrich-Hertz-Institut für Nachrichtentechnik Berlin GmbH, Berlin, Germany
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1: Heinrich-Hertz-Institut für Nachrichtentechnik Berlin GmbH, Berlin, Germany
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Volume 29, Issue 23,
11 November 1993,
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2047 – 2048
DOI: 10.1049/el:19931367 , Print ISSN 0013-5194, Online ISSN 1350-911X
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.
Inspec keywords: multiwave mixing; digital signals; semiconductor lasers; optical information processing; laser beam applications; optical logic; optical communication equipment
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Subjects: Optical logic devices and optical computing techniques; Multiwave mixing; Lasing action in semiconductors; Optical bistability, multistability and switching; Optical logic elements; Laser applications; Optical communication devices, equipment and systems; Optical computing techniques; Semiconductor lasers; Optical communication; Optical information, image formation and analysis; Laser beam applications; Nonlinear optics and devices
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