Title :
All-optical signal processing based on self-induced effects in a vertical cavity semiconductor switch
Author :
Calabretta, Nicola ; Porzi, Claudio ; Guina, Mircea
Author_Institution :
Integrated Res. Ceter for Photonic Networks & Technol., Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
We demonstrate all-optical seed-pulse extractor for DPSK and OOK packet synchronization and all-optical header extractor at 10 Gbit/s exploiting a novel approach based on self-induced effect in passive, low-power, polarization-independent, compact vertical cavity semiconductor switch.
Keywords :
amplitude shift keying; differential phase shift keying; optical switches; packet switching; semiconductor switches; signal processing; synchronisation; 10 Gbit/s; DPSK; all-optical seed-pulse extractor; all-optical signal processing; header extractor; packet synchronization; self-induced effects; vertical cavity semiconductor switch; Impedance; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical packet switching; Optical polarization; Optical saturation; Scanning probe microscopy; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal processing; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215910
