Demonstration of an all-optical switch by use of a multiwavelength mutual injection-locked laser diode

L.Y. Chan, P. K. A. Wai, L.F.K. Lui, B. Moses, Weng Hong Chung, Hwa‐Yaw Tam, M.S. Demokan

Optics Letters · 2003 · 34 citations · 6 references

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Error-free all-optical packet switching is demonstrated by use of a multiwavelength mutual injection-locked Fabry-Perot laser diode. A 10-Gbit/s data signal is switched on and off with an extinction ratio of 16.9 dB when an optical control signal is turned off and on with a power difference of only 3 dB.

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