Multiwavelength all-optical TDM switching using a semiconductor optical amplifier in a loop mirror

    Authors

    B. K. Mathason; H. Shi; I. Nitta; G. A. Alphonse; J. Abeles; J. C. Connolly;P. J. Delfyett

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    IEEE Photonics Technol. Lett.

    Keywords

    mode-locked semiconductor lasers; optical communications; optical; switching; semiconductor optical amplifiers; time-division multiplexing; wavelength-division multiplexing; LASER; Engineering, Electrical & Electronic; Optics; Physics, Applied

    Abstract

    We report simultaneous all-optical switching of multiple wavelengths using an optical loop mirror with an asymmetrically placed semiconductor optical amplifier, Switching is shown for 14-wavelength channels (across 14-nm bandwidth) with switching contrast of 10-23 dB.

    Journal Title

    Ieee Photonics Technology Letters

    Volume

    11

    Issue/Number

    3

    Publication Date

    1-1-1999

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    331

    Last Page

    333

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000078795400011

    ISSN

    1041-1135

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