Semiconductor optical amplifier-based all-optical gates for high-speed optical processing

Author

Stubkjaer, Kristian E.

Author_Institution

Res. Center COM, Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark

Volume

6

Issue

6

fYear

2000

Firstpage

1428

Lastpage

1435

Abstract

Semiconductor optical amplifiers are useful building blocks for all-optical gates as wavelength converters and OTDM demultiplexers. The paper reviews the progress from simple gates using cross-gain modulation and four-wave mixing to the integrated interferometric gates using cross-phase modulation. These gates are very efficient for high-speed signal processing and open up interesting new areas, such as all-optical regeneration and high-speed all-optical logic functions.

Keywords

demultiplexing equipment; high-speed optical techniques; integrated optics; light interferometers; multiwave mixing; optical information processing; optical logic; optical modulation; optical wavelength conversion; phase modulation; reviews; semiconductor optical amplifiers; time division multiplexing; OTDM demultiplexers; all-optical gates; all-optical regeneration; building blocks; cross-gain modulation; cross-phase modulation; four-wave mixing; high-speed all-optical logic functions; high-speed optical processing; high-speed signal processing; integrated interferometric gates; semiconductor optical amplifier-based all-optical gates; semiconductor optical amplifiers; simple gates; wavelength converters; Four-wave mixing; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical signal processing; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1077-260X

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/2944.902198

Filename

902198