1.3 to 1.55 <formula formulatype="inline"><tex Notation="TeX">$\mu\hbox{m}$</tex></formula> All-Optical Wavelength Conversion for VCSEL-to-VCSEL Inversion and Logic

Simone Mazzucato; Kevin Schires; Antonio Hurtado; Michael J. Adams; Ian D. Henning; Naci Balkan

doi:10.1109/JPHOT.2012.2198803

IEEE Photonics Journal (Jan 2012)

1.3 to 1.55 <formula formulatype="inline"><tex Notation="TeX">$\mu\hbox{m}$</tex></formula> All-Optical Wavelength Conversion for VCSEL-to-VCSEL Inversion and Logic

Simone Mazzucato,
Kevin Schires,
Antonio Hurtado,
Michael J. Adams,
Ian D. Henning,
Naci Balkan

Affiliations

Simone Mazzucato: School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex, Colchester, U.K.
Kevin Schires: School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex, Colchester, U.K.
Antonio Hurtado: School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex, Colchester, U.K.
Michael J. Adams: School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex, Colchester, U.K.
Ian D. Henning: School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex, Colchester, U.K.
Naci Balkan: School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, University of Essex, Colchester, U.K.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOT.2012.2198803
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 4, no. 3
pp. 817 – 824

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We demonstrate all-optical wavelength conversion from the O to the C band using a 1550-nm commercial vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) subject to external optical injection at 1300 nm. For the first time to our knowledge, we show that this configuration can also be used to develop all-optical inverters and cross-band NAND and NOR gates based on VCSEL devices, and investigate their potential speed of operation.

Optical wavelength conversion, switching converters, vertical cavity surface emitting lasers

Published in IEEE Photonics Journal

ISSN: 1943-0655 (Online)
Publisher: IEEE
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Applied optics. Photonics; Science: Physics: Optics. Light
Website: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?punumber=4563994

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