Accession Number:

ADP007422

Title:

Experiment and Applications of Picosecond On-Off Switching Using a Pair of Picosecond-On/Nanosecond-Off GaAs Etalons,

Descriptive Note:

Corporate Author:

ARIZONA UNIV TUCSON OPTICAL SCIENCES CENTER

Personal Author(s):

• Lowry, C. W.
• Gibbs, H. M.
• Pon, R. M.
• Khitrova, G.

Report Date:

1992-05-22

Pagination or Media Count:

5.0

Abstract:

Two GaAs etalons, each having a 30 ns recovery time, were connected in series, defining a logic function with a fast turn-onturn-off time. Applications to routing, multiplexing, data generation and bit permutation are discussed.

Descriptors:

• *OPTICAL SWITCHING
• *SWITCHING CIRCUITS
• *OPTICAL CIRCUITS
• FUNCTIONS
• MULTIPLEXING
• PERMUTATIONS
• RECOVERY
• ROUTING
• QUICK REACTION
• GALLIUM ARSENIDES
• LOGIC CIRCUITS

Subject Categories:

• Electrooptical and Optoelectronic Devices

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE