• DocumentCode
    378435
  • Title

    All-optical pattern recognition using a segmented semiconductor optical amplifier

  • Author

    Petruzzi, P. ; Richardson, C.J.K. ; Leeuwen, M. Van ; Moulton, N. ; Goldhar, J.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Maryland Univ., College Park, MD, USA
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    2001
  • Firstpage
    304
  • Abstract
    A technique for high-speed, all-optical pattern recognition based on the cross-correlation of an optical test pattern with a reference pattern stored in a segmented SOA is presented. Cross-correlation between 4-bit patterns at 85 Gbit/s is demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    optical correlation; optical signal detection; pattern recognition; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 85 Gbit/s; RZ data pattern; all-optical pattern recognition; cross-correlation; electronic detection; return-to-zero data pattern; segmented SOA; segmented semiconductor optical amplifier; High speed optical techniques; Holographic optical components; Holography; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulses; Optical saturation; Pattern recognition; Probes; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6705-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECOC.2001.989639
  • Filename
    989639