Title :
A practical all-optical sampling technique for high bandwidth, low energy optical communication signals
Author :
Runser, R.J. ; Coldwell, C. ; Toliver, P. ; Glesk, I. ; Prucnal, Paul R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., NJ, USA
Abstract :
High-speed, all-optical measurement techniques that provide high temporal resolution and wide bandwidth are very useful for evaluating the quality of high bit rate signals in ultrafast optical communication systems. In this paper we demonstrate an extremely simple, real-time measurement technique for characterizing high-speed, low energy optical communication signals using an ultrafast semiconductor optical amplifier based optical switch and low bandwidth electronics
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical communication; optical switches; semiconductor optical amplifiers; signal sampling; all-optical sampling; bandwidth; high-speed low-energy optical communication signal; optical switch; real-time measurement; temporal resolution; ultrafast semiconductor optical amplifier; Bandwidth; Bit rate; Energy resolution; Measurement techniques; Optical fiber communication; Optical switches; Sampling methods; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal resolution; Ultraviolet sources;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society 2000 Annual Meeting. LEOS 2000. 13th Annual Meeting. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Rio Grande
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5947-X
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2000.894081
