DocumentCode
2493696
Title
All-optical demultiplexing and format conversion using an ultrafast polarization bistable VCSEL
Author
Kawaguchi, Hitoshi
Author_Institution
Fac. of Eng., Yamagata Univ., Yonezawa, Japan
fYear
2000
fDate
2000
Firstpage
207
Lastpage
210
Abstract
All-optical demultiplexing with a signal-bit width conversion function has been experimentally demonstrated using an ultrafast polarization bistable VCSEL. All-optical format conversions (both from RZ to NRZ and vice versa) have also been experimentally demonstrated
Keywords
data conversion; demultiplexing; high-speed optical techniques; light polarisation; optical bistability; optical communication equipment; surface emitting lasers; NRZ signal; RZ signal; VCSEL; all-optical demultiplexing; all-optical format conversion; signal-bit width conversion function; ultrafast polarization bistable switching; Demultiplexing; Diode lasers; Flip-flops; Optical bistability; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical saturation; Optical signal processing; Ultrafast optics; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Transparent Optical Networks, 2000 2nd International Conference on
Conference_Location
Gdansk
Print_ISBN
0-7803-6337-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ICTON.2000.874156
Filename
874156
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