All-optical routing networks based on bistable interferometers

G. S. Buller; C. R. Paton; S. D. Smith; A. C. Walker

doi:10.1063/1.100214

All-optical routing networks based on bistable interferometers

G. S. Buller, C. R. Paton, S. D. Smith, A. C. Walker

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The possibility of using bistable nonlinear Fabry-Perot interferometers as wide-band data transparent all-optical spatial switches has been investigated. It has been shown that three such devices, switching between transmitting and reflecting states, can form a 1×4 optical routing network: controlled purely by coded header pulses, preceding the data stream. The prospects for developing the performance of switches of this type towards the level required in practical telecommunications systems are discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2465-2467
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	53
Issue number	25
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.100214
Publication status	Published - 1988

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