Title :
Analysis of Digital System Performance in EAM-Based Photocurrent Driven Wavelength Converter
Author :
Sysak, Matthew N. ; Raring, James W. ; Dummer, Matthew ; Poulsen, Henrik N. ; Blumenthal, Daniel J. ; Coldren, Larry A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA
Abstract :
This work describes the factors that influence the digital system performance of a monolithically integrated photocurrent driven wavelength converter. For an optimized input power to the receiver section of the device, experiments show <1-dB power penalty for conversion between 1548 and 1563 nm at 10 Gb/s. Under optimized conditions, performance is limited by the output extinction ratio of the converted signals
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; monolithic integrated circuits; optical fibre communication; optical receivers; optical wavelength conversion; photoconductivity; 10 Gbit/s; 1548 to 1563 nm; digital system performance; monolithic integration; output extinction ratio; photocurrent; wavelength converter; Digital systems; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Performance analysis; Photoconductivity; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Monolithic integration; photonic integrated circuits; wavelength converters;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2006.888954
