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Wavelength selection with nanosecond switching times using distributed-feedback optical amplifiers
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1988
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Free-space Optical NetworkPhotonicsOptical MaterialsEngineeringOptical AmplificationNet GainOptical Transmission SystemWavelength ConversionOptical PropertiesWavelength TuningApplied PhysicsOptical SwitchingOptical CommunicationOptical NetworkingWavelength SelectionOptoelectronicsOptical AmplifierDynamic Selection
Wavelength selection with switching times tau /sub sw/=1 ns is demonstrated using DFB optical amplifiers with net gain >10 dB. Dynamic selection of packets, switched between two wavelength-multiplexed channels separated by Delta lambda =0.23 nm, is demonstrated for 1.2 Gbit/s with BER<10/sup -9/.