NONLINEAR OPTICAL LOOP MIRROR WITH ADIABATIC PULSE COMPRESSION

摘要

A nonlinear optical loop (16) mirror (10) is combined with a pulse compressor. The nonlinear loop mirror receives both control pulses and data pulses and further transmits selected data pulses in accordance with relative amounts of overlap between individual control and data pulses. The compressor compresses at least one of the control and data pulses for improving the transmission efficiency of the selected data pulses and reducing crosstalk with the remaining data pulses.