Title :
Parallel processing of optical labels using switching-wavelength pulse source constructed from novel chirped fiber grating based SOA ring laser
Author :
Lee, K.L. ; Nirmalathas, A.
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Melbourne, VIC 3010, Australia. Tel: +61-3-8344 0558 Fax: +61-3-8344 6678 Email: a.lee@ee.unimelb.edu.au
Abstract :
A label pre-processor has been demonstrated using a switching-wavelength pulsed optical source with a channel spacing of 0.8nm. A high-speed label has been converted into 8 parallel channels for label recognition at relatively slow speed.
Keywords :
Chirp; Fiber gratings; Fiber lasers; High speed optical techniques; Optical buffering; Optical fiber networks; Optical pulses; Parallel processing; Ring lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2005. Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9242-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2005.1569884
