Title :
All-optical signal processing using a bistable VCSEL
Author :
Kawaguchi, Hitoshi
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Yamagata Univ., Japan
fDate :
6/24/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
All-optical demultiplexing and all-optical format conversion have been experimentally demonstrated using an ultrafast polarization bistable VCSEL. All-optical 3R regeneration using the VCSEL has also been proposed and numerically analyzed.
Keywords :
bifurcation; high-speed optical techniques; light polarisation; optical bistability; optical repeaters; optical switches; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; all-optical 3R regeneration; all-optical demultiplexing; all-optical format conversion; all-optical signal processing; ultrafast polarization bistable VCSEL; Demultiplexing; Diode lasers; Optical bistability; Optical polarization; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical signal processing; Signal processing; Ultrafast optics; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2002. Proceedings of the 2002 4th International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7375-8
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2002.1007877
