• DocumentCode
    3565781
  • Title

    Wavelength conversion for NRZ signals with enhanced regenerative characteristics

  • Author

    Vyrsokinos, K. ; Apostolopoulos, D. ; Zakynthinos, P. ; Avramopoulos, H. ; Pleros, N.

  • Author_Institution
    Sch. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Athens
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    We present a new scheme for all-optical NRZ wavelength conversion with SOA-MZIs. It uses bidirectional data injection and employs an additional CW signal to differentially bias the MZI and to enhance its regenerative properties.
  • Keywords
    Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical modulation; optical repeaters; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; NRZ signals; SOA-MZI; bidirectional data injection; enhanced regeneration; wavelength conversion; Computer science; Degradation; High speed optical techniques; Integrated optics; Optical interferometry; Optical saturation; Optical signal processing; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; (130.3120) Integrated optics devices; (130.7405) Wavelength conversion devices; (230.1150) All-optical devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2606-5
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-865-0
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5032381