Application Of Nonlinear Effects In Semiconductor-Laser Optical Amplifiers

Gerd Grobkopf; Reinhold Ludwig; Hans Georg Weber

doi:10.1117/12.949953

8 March 1989 Application Of Nonlinear Effects In Semiconductor-Laser Optical Amplifiers

Gerd Grobkopf, Reinhold Ludwig, Hans Georg Weber

Proceedings Volume 1017, Nonlinear Optical Materials; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.949953
Event: 1988 International Congress on Optical Science and Engineering, 1988, Hamburg, Germany

Abstract

We report on two applications of nonlinear optical effects of semiconductor-laser amplifiers in optical communications and optical signal processing. We describe an all-optical frequency converter with a 4000 GHz conversion range and with a fibre to fibre efficiency of -10 dB, and an all-optical switch operating as logic AND gate up to frequencies of at least 100 MHz. An advantage of both devices is their internal gain.

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Gerd Grobkopf, Reinhold Ludwig, and Hans Georg Weber "Application Of Nonlinear Effects In Semiconductor-Laser Optical Amplifiers", Proc. SPIE 1017, Nonlinear Optical Materials, (8 March 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.949953

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