40-GBIT S CASCADABLE ALL-OPTICAL LOGIC WITH AN ULTRAFAST NONLINEAR INTERFEROMETER/

Authors
PATEL NS HALL KL RAUSCHENBACH KA
Citation
Ns. Patel et al., 40-GBIT S CASCADABLE ALL-OPTICAL LOGIC WITH AN ULTRAFAST NONLINEAR INTERFEROMETER/, Optics letters, 21(18), 1996, pp. 1466-1468
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Optics
Journal title
Optics letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
01469592
Volume
21
Issue
18
Year of publication
1996
Pages
1466 - 1468
Database
ISI
SICI code
0146-9592(1996)21:18<1466:4SCALW>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
We demonstrate 40-Gbit/s all-optical bitwise inversion and wavelength conversion, using an ultrafast nonlinear interferometer. This device u ses Optically induced gain and index nonlinearities in a semiconductor amplifier to achieve the high-rate switching. The device is cascadabl e and can be configured to perform a variety of switching functions. A s an example, 10-Gbit/s results of OR and NOR gating are presented. (C ) 1996 Optical Society of America