论文信息 - Ultrahigh speed all-optical demultiplexing based on two-photon absorption in a laser diode

Ultrahigh speed all-optical demultiplexing based on two-photon absorption in a laser diode

The authors describe how the nonlinear process of two-photon absorption in a commercial laser diode may be used for all-optical demultiplexing in terabit per second optical time division multiplexing networks. Switching windows of 650 fs in duration have been observed, with corresponding switching energies of a few picojoules.

Liam P. Barry | John M. Dudley | John D. Harvey | B. C. Thomsen

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