A system for all-optical signal regeneration is provided, which makes it possible
to exhibit desired intensity noise suppressing function with respect to pulsed
input signal light without increasing the injection current of semiconductor optical
amplifiers even if the magnitude of nonlinear phase shift of the input signal light
is less than . The output light of the first delay interference unit is
subjected to phase shift in the first nonlinear semiconductor waveguide and then,
applied to the second delay interference unit along with the clock light. In the
second delay interference unit, the first interfered light is generated from the
output light while the second interfered light is generated from the clock light
having an opposite logic to the input light. The second interfered light is subjected
to phase shift by the first interfered light in the second nonlinear semiconductor
waveguide and then, applied to the third delay interference unit. The third interfered
light having an opposite logic to the input light is generated from the second
interfered light in the third delay interference unit. The third interfered light
is the output light of the system.