Title :
Quantum dots based technology for multiple wavelength conversion
Author :
Alexander, Dennis ; Deogun, Jitender S. ; Hamza, Haitham S. ; Bruce, John, III ; Zuhlke, Craig ; Koch, Brandon ; Le, Pong
Author_Institution :
Dept of Electr. Eng., Nebraska Univ., Lincoln, NE, USA
Abstract :
In this paper, we develop basic technology for all optical components used for building (WDM) all-optical switches. We report experimental results related to the emission and response time characteristics of single and a mix of two different types of quantum dots with emission in the visible region. The basic concepts and experiments are much easier to work with when visible light is utilized.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical switches; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor quantum dots; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM; all-optical switches; multiple wavelength conversion; quantum dots; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser modes; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical wavelength conversion; Quantum dot lasers; Quantum dots; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing; Quantum dots; WDM networks; optical switches; wavelength converters;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1547902
