Title :
Multiple wavelength conversion for WDM multicasting by FWM in an SOA
Author :
Contestabile, Giampiero ; Presi, Marco ; Ciaramella, Ernesto
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa, Italy
fDate :
7/1/2004 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Using multipump four-wave mixing in a semiconductor optical amplifier, we demonstrate a simple scheme for multicasting an input nonreturn-to-zero 10-Gb/s signal to six different output wavelengths, all compliant with a 200-GHz channel grid. The signals are successfully transmitted in a metro-like system.
Keywords :
multicast protocols; multiwave mixing; optical communication equipment; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; FWM; SOA; WDM multicasting; channel grid; four-wave mixing; multiple wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifier; Fiber nonlinear optics; Four-wave mixing; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical transmitters; Optical wavelength conversion; Passive optical networks; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2004.828349
