Title :
2 Gb/s all-optical D/A converter
Author :
Gehl, M. ; Dapkus, C. ; Granieri, S. ; Siahmakoun, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Opt. Eng., Rose-Hulman Inst. of Technol., Terre Haute, IN
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate an all-optical DAC device operating in C-band. This device is based on gain saturation in SOA and converts electrical serial-digital inputs to optical parallel-digits and subsequently to analog-optical output.
Keywords :
digital-analogue conversion; optical communication equipment; optical information processing; optical saturation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; C-band; SOA; all-optical D/A converter; analog-optical output; bit rate 2 Gbit/s; electrical serial-digital inputs; frequency 4 GHz to 8 fHz; gain saturation; optical parallel-digits; Clocks; Delay; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical saturation; Optical signal processing; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688680
