Abstract
Two-wavelength switching of a signal beam by a control signal at a different wavelength is demonstrated for the first time in a 1550nm vertical cavity semiconductor optical amplifier (VCSOA). This result offers promise for the use of VCSOAs in all-optical switching/routing applications.
Original language | English |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 887-889 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Electronics Letters |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 16 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 13 Aug 2007 |
Keywords
- optical switches
- semiconductor optical amplifiers
- VCSOA
- optical routing