We propose a novel optical time-to-live （TTL） processing scheme using asymmetric Mech-Zehnder inter-ferometer （AMZI） and Fabry-Perot semiconductor optical amplifier （FP-SOA）. AMZI transfers M TTL pulses into M-1...We propose a novel optical time-to-live （TTL） processing scheme using asymmetric Mech-Zehnder inter-ferometer （AMZI） and Fabry-Perot semiconductor optical amplifier （FP-SOA）. AMZI transfers M TTL pulses into M-1 pulses and two residual pulses with 6-dB power difference. FP-SOA enhances the power difference between the M - 1 pulses to the residual pulses to more than 10 dB. A numerical model is established for verifying the feasibility of this scheme.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 60572008.
文摘We propose a novel optical time-to-live （TTL） processing scheme using asymmetric Mech-Zehnder inter-ferometer （AMZI） and Fabry-Perot semiconductor optical amplifier （FP-SOA）. AMZI transfers M TTL pulses into M-1 pulses and two residual pulses with 6-dB power difference. FP-SOA enhances the power difference between the M - 1 pulses to the residual pulses to more than 10 dB. A numerical model is established for verifying the feasibility of this scheme.
