Title :
SOA based all-optical threshold
Author :
Parolari, Paola ; Marazzi, Lucia ; Connen, M. ; Martinelli, Mario
Author_Institution :
CoreCom, Milan, Italy
Abstract :
Summary form only given.The aim of this communication is to present an all-optical threshold device based on cross-gain modulation (XGM) in SOA´s. The simple scheme we are proposing employs two semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOA) optical inverters in a feedback configuration, leading to an all-optical circuit which operates both as threshold and comparator. Analysis of the device operation and further experimentations are presented and discussed.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; light interferometers; optical information processing; phase modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SOA optical inverters; all-optical circuit; all-optical threshold; all-optical threshold device; comparator; cross-gain modulation; feedback configuration; semiconductor optical amplifiers; threshold; Bit rate; Couplers; Delay; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Power generation; Power measurement; Ring lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Shape;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-634-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2000.907050
