Abstract
The processing of optical signals in the optical domain is an important
issue resulting from the desire to take advantage of the full bandwidth
of the optical fiber. In this paper, we present detailed investigations
on a device, which utilizes a semiconductor laser amplifier in a
loop mirror configuration (SLALOM). Different modes of operation
are reported like nonlinear single pulse switching and two-pulse
switching at different operation speeds (1-100 Gb/s). Furthermore,
a number of applications of the SLALOM in photonic systems, like
pulse shaping, decoding, retiming and time-division demultiplexing,
are presented. In addition, the SLALOM can be used for an estimate
of the linewidth enhancement factor ? and the carrier lifetime ?
e in an SLA
- 100
- amplifier,
- bandwidth,
- breadth,
- carrier
- communication
- decoding,
- demultiplexing,
- division
- domain,
- electro-optical
- enhancement
- equipment,
- factor,
- fiber,
- full
- gbit/s,
- information
- laser
- lasers,
- lifetime,
- line
- linewidth
- loop
- mirror,
- mirrors,
- modes,
- multiplexing1
- nonlinear
- operation
- optical
- photonic
- processing,
- pulse
- semiconductor
- signal
- single
- slalom,
- spectral
- speeds,
- switches,
- switching
- switching,
- systems,
- time
- time-division
- to
- two-pulse
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