ULTRAHIGH-SPEED ALL-OPTICAL DEMULTIPLEXING BASED ON 2-PHOTON ABSORPTION IN A LASER-DIODE

Authors
THOMSEN BC BARRY LP DUDLEY JM HARVEY JD
Citation
Bc. Thomsen et al., ULTRAHIGH-SPEED ALL-OPTICAL DEMULTIPLEXING BASED ON 2-PHOTON ABSORPTION IN A LASER-DIODE, Electronics Letters, 34(19), 1998, pp. 1871-1872
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Electronics Letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00135194
Volume
34
Issue
19
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1871 - 1872
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-5194(1998)34:19<1871:UADBO2>2.0.ZU;2-V
Abstract
The authors describe how the nonlinear process of two-photon absorptio n in a commercial laser diode may be used for all-optical demultiplexi ng in terabit per second optical time division multiplexing networks. Switching windows of 650fs in duration have been observed, with corres ponding switching energies of a few picojoules.