Title :
All-optical demultiplexing and format conversion using an ultrafast bistable laser diode
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Eng., Yamagata Univ., Yonezawa, Japan
Abstract :
All-optical demultiplexing with a signal-bit width conversion function has been experimentally demonstrated using an ultrafast polarization bistable VCSEL. All-optical format conversions (both from RZ to NRZ and vice versa) have also been experimentally demonstrated
Keywords :
demultiplexing; high-speed optical techniques; light polarisation; optical bistability; semiconductor lasers; surface emitting lasers; all-optical demultiplexing; format conversion; signal-bit width conversion function; ultrafast bistable laser diode; ultrafast polarization bistable VCSEL; Demultiplexing; Diode lasers; Embryo; Flip-flops; Optical bistability; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical signal processing; Ultrafast optics; Vertical cavity surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Laser and Fiber-Optical Networks Modeling, 2001. Proceedings of LFNM 2001. 3rd International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Kharkiv
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6680-8
DOI :
10.1109/LFNM.2001.930204
