We demonstrate an all-optical reconfigurable logic gate based on dominant nonlinear polarization rotation accompanied with cross-gain modulation effect in a single semiconductor optical amplifier （SOA）.Five logic functions,including NOT,OR,NOR,AND,and NAND,are realized using 10-Gb/s on-off keying signals with flexible wavelength tunability.The operation principle is explained in detail.By adjusting polarization controllers,multiple logic functions corresponding to different input polarization states are separately achieved using a single SOA with high flexibility.
We propose a scheme for mitigating Rayleigh backscattering noise and demodulating differential phase- shift keying （DPSK） signals in wavelength-division-multiplexed passive optical networks （WDM-PONs） with injection-locked Fabry-Perot laser diodes （FP-LDs）. Signal demodulation and wavelength conversion are simultaneously realized on the basis of the frequency deviation and red shift of longitude modes in the FP-LDs. Experimental results demonstrate that the demodulation and wavelength conversion of 2.5-Gb/s DPSK signals are achieved. A power penalty of about 1.6 dB at a bit error rate of 10.9 is measured after transmission over 25-km single mode fiber.
We design a compact triplexer based on two-dimensional （2D） hexagonal lattice photonic crystals （PCs）. A folded directional coupler （FDC） is introduced in the triplexer beside the point-defect micro-cavities and line-defect waveguides. Because of the reflection feedback of the FDC, high channel drop efficiency can be realized and a compact size with the order of micrometers can be maintained. The proposed device is analyzed using the plane wave expansion method, and its transmission characteristics are calculated using the finite-difference time-domain method. The footprint of the triplexer is about 12 9 μm, and its extinction ratios are less than -20 dB for 1310 nm, approximately -20 dB for 1490 nm, and under -40 dB for 1550 nm, making it a potentially essential device in future fiber-to-the-home networks.
A novel polarization channel drop filter （PCDF） based on two-dimensional （2D） photonic crystals （PCs） is presented. It consists of two line defect waveguides and two point defect micro-cavities. In the line-defect waveguides, the transverse-electric （TE） and transverse-magnetic （TM） polarization lights are guided using photonic band-gap and total internal reflection effect, respectively. The light at the resonant frequency for TE polarization can be transferred from one waveguide to the other using the proposed system. Compared with the existing four-port PCDF based on PCs, the three-port structure can realize a multi-channel wavelength system of PCDF more easily and can be an essential device in future polarization wavelength division multiplexing （PWDM） systems.
We propose a stable multi-longitudinal Brillouin/semiconductor fiber laser （BSFL） as the upstream source in a bidirectional single-fiber wavelength-division multiplexing-passive optical network （WDM-PON）. The downstream wavelength serves as the pump of the BSFL. Brillouin-frequency-shifted （-10.8 GHz） upstream carrier is generated to suppress the Rayleigh backscattering and back reflection-induced crosstalk. The stable multi-longitudinal operation of the BSFL, attributed to the four-wave mixing （FWM） effect in the semiconductor optical amplifier （SOA） reduces the difficulty of generating a stable single-longitudinal fiber laser-based upstream carrier. Bidirectional symmetric transmission at 10 Gb/s over a 12.5-km single mode fiber with less than 2-dB power penalty is demonstrated.
