An optical threshold function based on polarization rotation in a single semiconductor optical amplifier
| Autor: | Y Yong Liu, F.W. Leuschner, R. Geldenhuys, GD Giok-Djan Khoe, J. J. Vegas Olmos, H.J.S. Dorren |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Electro-Optical Communication |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
| Předmět: |
Physics
Optical amplifier business.industry Optical cross-connect Physics::Optics Optical modulation amplitude Optical performance monitoring Optical switch Optical parametric amplifier Atomic and Molecular Physics and Optics Optics Optical transistor Optoelectronics Semiconductor optical gain business |
| Zdroj: | Optics Express, 15(12), 7275-7280. Optical Society of America (OSA) |
| ISSN: | 1094-4087 |
| DOI: | 10.1364/OE.15.007275 |
| Popis: | Optical threshold functions are a basic building block for alloptical signal processing, and this paper investigates a threshold function design reliant on a single active element. An optical threshold function based on nonlinear polarization rotation in a single semiconductor optical amplifier is proposed. It functions due to an induced modification of the birefringence of a semiconductor optical amplifier caused by an externally injected optical control signal. It is shown that switching from both the TE to the TM mode and vice versa is possible. The measured results are supported by simulation results based on the SOA rate equations. ©2007 Optical Society of America |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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