Title :
Experimental demonstration of cascaded operation for two low-bi NOLMs
Author :
Ahn, K.H. ; Barnett, B.C. ; Cao, X.D. ; Williams, G.R. ; Islam, Md Nurul
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. In summary, we experimentally verify cascadable operation of two low-birefringence nonlinear optical loop mirror (NOLM) logic gates pumped by an EDFL. We achieve a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 in the cascaded operation. The switching energy is 17 pJ, and the timing window is 2.7 pulse widths. We will also present simulation results that confirm and extend our experiments. This is an important first step toward cascading gates for header processing applications.
Keywords :
birefringence; fibre lasers; nonlinear optics; optical communication equipment; optical logic; optical pumping; optical switches; 17 pJ; cascadable operation; cascaded operation; cascading gates; contrast ratio; header processing applications; low-bi NOLMs; low-birefringence nonlinear optical loop mirror logic gates; optical pumping; pulse widths; simulation results; switching energy; timing window; Contracts; Electrodes; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2
