DocumentCode
1085145
Title
Bandwidth and bit error rate performance of walk-off compensating 1.5/1.3 μm wavelength converter
Author
Mahgerefteh, D. ; Chbat, M.W. ; Wey, J.S. ; Burdge, G.L.
Author_Institution
Lab. for Phys. Sci., Maryland Univ., College Park, MD, USA
Volume
31
Issue
16
fYear
1995
fDate
8/3/1995 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1380
Lastpage
1381
Abstract
The authors demonstrate wavelength conversion from a 20 nm band near 1.5-1.3 μm at 5 Gbit/s using a novel nonlinear optical loop mirror that compensates for pulse walk-off. The bit error rate performance of the device at 2.5 Gbit/s is also reported
Keywords
digital communication; mirrors; optical fibre communication; optical frequency conversion; optical switches; 1.3 micrometre; 1.5 micrometre; 2.5 Gbit/s; bandwidth performance; bit error rate performance; nonlinear optical loop mirror; pulse walk-off; walk-off compensating wavelength converter;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19950928
Filename
408339
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