Title :
All-optical extinction ratio enhancement of a 160-GHz pulse train using a saturable absorber vertical microcavity
Author :
Massoubre, D. ; Fatome, J. ; Pitois, S. ; Millot, G. ; Landreau, J. ; Decobert, J. ; Oudar, J.L.
Author_Institution :
LPN-CNRS, Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
A vertical-access passive all-optical gate has been used to improve the extinction ratio of a 160-GHz picosecond pulse train at 1555 nm. An extinction ratio enhancement of 6 dB is observed within a 8-nm bandwidth.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; microcavities; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical logic; optical saturable absorption; 1555 nm; 160 GHz; all-optical extinction ratio; extinction ratio enhancement; passive all-optical gate; picosecond pulse train; saturable absorber; vertical microcavity;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
