All-optical data rate conversion using coherent transient interactions

Author

Krishna Mohan, R. ; Afzelius, M. ; Wang, X. ; Ohlsson, N. ; Kroll, S.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Phys., Lund Inst. of Technol., Sweden

fYear

2000

fDate

10-15 Sept. 2000

Abstract

Summary form only given. Using photon echo processes a range of all-optical signal processing operations can be performed in inhomogeneously broadened materials. For example, all-optical devices for communication, such as optical bit-rate converters and routers and optical data storage devices and erasable memories with storage densities in the range of terabits/cm/sup 2/ have been proposed based on photon echo processes in rare-earth-ion-doped crystals.

Keywords

high-speed optical techniques; optical information processing; optical materials; optical storage; photon echo; all-optical data rate conversion; all-optical devices; all-optical signal processing operations; coherent transient interactions; erasable memories; inhomogeneously broadened materials; optical bit-rate converters; optical bit-rate routers; optical communication; optical data storage devices; photon echo processes; rare-earth-ion-doped crystals; storage densities; High speed optical techniques; Optical devices; Optical fibers; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Photonic crystal fibers; Photonic crystals; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2000. Conference Digest. 2000 Conference on

Conference_Location

Nice

Print_ISBN

0-7803-6319-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEOE.2000.910252

Filename

910252