SLALOM: semiconductor laser amplifier in a loop mirror

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 configu...

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Published in:Journal of lightwave technology 1995-10, Vol.13 (10), p.2099-2112
Main Authors: Eiselt, M., Pieper, W., Weber, H.G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Circuit properties
Electric, optical and optoelectronic circuits
Electronics
Exact sciences and technology
Fiber lasers
Fiber nonlinear optics
Mirrors
Miscellaneous
Nonlinear optical devices
Optical and optoelectronic circuits
Optical pulse shaping
Pulse amplifiers
Semiconductor lasers
Semiconductor optical amplifiers
Signal processing
Stimulated emission
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Summary: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 /spl alpha/ and the carrier lifetime /spl tau//sub e/ in an SLA.< >
ISSN:0733-8724
1558-2213
DOI:10.1109/50.469721