Title :
Polarisation insensitive wavelength conversion of 10 Gbit/s signals with SOAs in a Michelson interferometer
Author :
Mikkelsen, B. ; Durhuus, T. ; Pedersen, R.J.S. ; Braagaard, C. ; Stubkjaer, Kristian E
Author_Institution :
Center for Broadband Telecommun., Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby
fDate :
2/3/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Polarisation insensitive wavelength conversion is demonstrated with a new configuration in which semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) are placed in a Michelson interferometer. Wavelength conversion of 10 Gbit/s signals is achieved with an improvement of the on/off ratio from 10 to 13 dB, although the conversion is from shorter to longer wavelengths
Keywords :
light interferometers; optical communication equipment; optical frequency conversion; semiconductor lasers; 10 Gbit/s; 10 to 13 dB; Michelson interferometer; cross-phase modulation; optical communication; optical frequency conversion; polarisation insensitive wavelength conversion; refractive index changes; semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19940166
