• 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