DocumentCode
1087518
Title
Two-wavelength switching with 1.55 μm VCSOA
Author
Hurtado, A. ; Henning, I.D. ; Adams, M.J.
Author_Institution
Univ. of Essex, Colchester
Volume
43
Issue
16
fYear
2007
Firstpage
887
Lastpage
889
Abstract
Two-wavelength switching of a signal beam by a control signal at a different wavelength is demonstrated for the first time in a 1550 nm vertical cavity semiconductor optical amplifier (VCSOA). This result offers promise for the use of VCSOAs in all-optical switching/routing applications.
Keywords
optical switches; semiconductor optical amplifiers; VCSOA; control signal; optical routing; optical switching; signal beam; size 1.55 mum; two-wavelength switching; vertical cavity semiconductor optical amplifier;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:20071259
Filename
4286791
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