DocumentCode
880595
Title
Ultrafast all optical switching in two wavelength amplifying nonlinear optical loop mirror
Author
Ellis, A.D. ; Cleland, D.A.
Author_Institution
British Telecom Labs., Martlesham Heath, Ipswich, UK
Volume
28
Issue
4
fYear
1992
Firstpage
405
Lastpage
406
Abstract
An ultrafast optical switch is described based on optical pulse switching in a nonlinear loop mirror incorporating an erbium doped fibre amplifier. Semiconductor laser diodes are used throughout, emphasising the practical applicability of this device. A 10 Gbit/s pulse stream comprising 200 ps pulses is modulated by a -7.4 dBm, 10 Gbit/s NRZ optical data stream.
Keywords
fibre lasers; laser beam applications; mirrors; nonlinear optics; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; optical switches; semiconductor junction lasers; 10 Gbit/s; 20 ps; Er doped optical fibre; NRZ optical data stream; doped fibre amplifier; nonlinear optical loop mirror; optical pulse switching; two wavelength amplification; ultrafast optical switch;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19920254
Filename
126393
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