DocumentCode
3032729
Title
Experimental demonstration of SOA based non-inverting optical memory
Author
Johnson, N.C. ; Harrison, J.A. ; Harper, P. ; Blow, K.J.
Author_Institution
Photonic Res. Group, Aston Univ., Birmingham
fYear
2008
fDate
4-7 Aug. 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We have experimentally investigated two non-inverting optical memory configurations: a TOAD based device & an integrated hybrid Mach-Zehnder interferometer. Experimental results for both devices and a comparison of the two techniques is presented.
Keywords
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; demultiplexing equipment; integrated optics; optical repeaters; optical storage; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SOA based noninverting optical memory; TOAD based device; integrated hybrid Mach-Zehnder interferometer; optical regeneration; terahertz optical asymmetric demultiplexer; wavelength conversion; Clocks; Mirrors; Optical attenuators; Optical buffering; Optical coupling; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Optical wavelength conversion; Sagnac interferometers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Optical Memory; Regeneration; Wavelength Conversion;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photonics in Switching, 2008. PS 2008. International Conference on
Conference_Location
Sapporo
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-4326-0
Electronic_ISBN
978-4-8855-2228-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PS.2008.4804200
Filename
4804200
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