• DocumentCode
    449171
  • 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
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    25-29 Sept. 2005
  • Firstpage
    537
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    IET
  • ISSN
    0537-9989
  • Print_ISBN
    0-86341-543-1
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1576374
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=449171