Title :
Bit error rate assessment of 40 Gbit/s all-optical polarisation independent wavelength converter
Author :
Danielsen, S.L. ; Vaa, M. ; Mikkelsen, B. ; Stubkjaer, Kristian E ; Doussiere, P.
Author_Institution :
Center for Broadband Telecommun., Tech. Univ., Lyngby
fDate :
8/29/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Penalties of only 1.5 dB are measured for 40 Gbit/s polarisation independent wavelength conversion by cross-gain modulation in new, speed-optimised semiconductor optical amplifiers. The excellent performance is achieved using moderate optical input power levels of 5 dBm
Keywords :
digital communication; optical fibre networks; optical frequency conversion; optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; 40 Gbit/s; WDM; bit error rate assessment; cross-gain modulation; optical fibre networks; optical input power levels; polarisation independent wavelength converter; speed-optimised semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19961124
