Title :
All-optical clock division using a semiconductor optical amplifier loop mirror with feedback
Author :
Manning, R.J. ; Poustie, A.J. ; Blow, K.J.
Author_Institution :
BT&D Technol. Ltd., Ipswich, UK
fDate :
8/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The spontaneous clock division of an optical pulse train at 2.5 GHz is reported. This divide by two function is achieved using a semiconductor optical amplifier as the nonlinear element in a fibre loop mirror, where the switching pulses are obtained by feeding back the reflected loop output
Keywords :
laser beam applications; laser mirrors; nonlinear optics; optical feedback; optical fibres; optical information processing; semiconductor lasers; timing; 2.5 GHz; all-optical clock division; feedback; fibre loop mirror; optical pulse train; semiconductor optical amplifier; switching pulses;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19960972
