This book reflects the latest advances in nonlinear optics. Besides the simple, strict
mathematical deduction, it also discusses the experimental verification and possible future …

This paper reviews the work performed under the European ESPRIT project DO_ALL
(Digital OpticAL Logic modules) spanning from advanced devices (semiconductor optical …

Recent progress in the use of semiconductor laser amplifiers (SLA's) for high-speed all-
optical switching is reviewed. We show that, despite SLA's having lifetimes of≥ 100 ps, they …

Nonlinear amplifying-loop mirror (NALM) and nonlinear optical loop mirror (NOLM) are two
basic Sagnac interferometers widely used in mode-locked fiber lasers. Here we construct a …

The performance of ultra-fast all-optical XOR gate using two types semiconductor optical
amplifier-based Mach–Zehnder interferometers (SOA-MZIs) is analyzed. Key parameters are …

All-optical shift registers are basic building modules for the development of ultra-high speed
optical time division multiplexing networks. In this paper, we review the progress that has …

The phase dynamics that occur in bulk InGaAsP-InP semiconductor optical amplifiers
(SOAs) in response to picosecond pulse excitations at 10 and 40 GHz are studied …

We present a theoretical analysis of recently demonstrated ultrafast all-optical interferometric
switching devices (based on Sagnac and Mach–Zehnder interferometers) that use a large …

Most research efforts to date on optical networks have concentrated on wavelength-division
multiplexing (WDM) techniques where the information from different channels is routed via …

From the perspective of the differential phase delay experienced by the two
counterpropagating optical fields, the self-starting of the mode-locked fiber laser with a non …