Electronics Letters · 1992 · 12 citations · 3 references
EngineeringElectrical EngineeringPhysicsOpticsOptoelectronicsPhotonicsLaser DiodesNonlinear OpticsOptical AmplifiersOptical SwitchingSemiconductor LasersUltrafast OpticsAll-optical SwitchingErbium-doped Fiber AmplifiersNonlinear Optical SwitchingOptical SwitchesSemiconductor Laser DiodesUltrafast Optical ResponseUltrafast Pulse GenerationUltrashort Pulse Generation
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 10 bit/s pulse stream comprising 20 ps pulses is modulated by a −7.4dBm, 10 Gbit/s NRZ optical data stream.
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All-optical Gbit/s switching using nonlinear optical loop mirror
B. P. Nelson, K.J. Blow, P.D. Constantine et al. · Electronics Letters · 1991 · 84 citations