Ultrafast all-optical wavelength routing of data packets utilizing an SOA-based wavelength converter and a monolithically integrated optical flip-flop

作者：Liu, Yong^*; Tangdiongga, Eduward; Hill, Martin T.; van Zantvoort, Johan H. C.; den Besten, J. H.; de Vries, T.; Smalbrugge, E.; Oei, Yok-Siang; Leijtens, Xaveer J. M.; Smit, Meint K.; Koonen, A. M. J.; Khoe, G. D.; Dorren, H. J. S.

来源：IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 2008, 14(3): 801-807.

DOI：10.1109/JSTQE.2008.918240

• all-optical switch
• optical flip-flop
• photonics integration
• semiconductor optical amplifier
• ultrafast
• wavelength conversion

We demonstrate all-optical wavelength routing of 80 Gb/s data packets without using electronic control. The system consists of an optical wavelength converter and a monolithically integrated optical flip-flop memory. The integrated optical flip-flop is based on two coupled lasers, exhibiting single-mode operation, having a 35 dB contrast ratio between the states, and switching its state in about 2 us. The wavelength converter is optically controlled by the optical flip-flop. We show that the optical set and reset pulses can force the optical flip-flop to switch its continuous-wave output light between two specific wavelength positions. The output light feeds the wavelength converter, which, in turn, converts the data packet into the flip-flop's output wavelength, causing the data packet to be routed into a specific port.

• 出版日期2008-5
• 单位电子科技大学