Title :
All-optical 1310 to 1550 nm wavelength conversion by utilising nonlinear polarisation rotation in semiconductor optical amplifier
Author :
Turkiewicz, J.P. ; Khoe, G.D. ; de Waardt, H.
Author_Institution :
COBRA Res. Inst., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
Abstract :
A 1310 to 1550 nm wavelength converter based on nonlinear polarisation rotation in a single semiconductor optical amplifier is demonstrated. Error-free 1310 to 1550 nm wavelength conversion is shown at 20 Gbit/s.
Keywords :
error statistics; light polarisation; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 1310 to 1550 nm; 20 Gbit/s; BER; bit error rate; nonlinear polarisation rotation; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifier; wavelength upconversion;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20057435
