Abstract
An efficient optical packet-generation and -compression scheme is proposed. Packet compression is achieved when the packet is sent through a series of semiconductor optical amplifiers, which have either a transmitting or an absorbing state. The proposed scheme requires no fast electronics and uses exceptionally simple devices such as a tapped series of D flip-flops and frequency dividers. A detailed performance analysis on the system size limitations is also provided by the consideration of pulsespreading effects and semiconductor optical-amplifier noise.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 3815-3818 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Applied Optics |
Volume | 35 |
Issue number | 20 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 10 1996 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Engineering (miscellaneous)
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Keywords
- Asynchronous transfer mode
- Optical packet compression
- Optical packet generation
- Semiconductor optical amplifiers