Title :
All-active dual-order mode Mach-Zehnder wavelength converter for co-propagative operation
Author :
Janz, C. ; Poingt, F. ; Pommereau, F. ; Gaborit, F. ; Ottenwalder, D. ; Guillemot, I. ; Dagens, B. ; Renaud, M.
Author_Institution :
OPTO+ Groupement d´´Interet Econ., Alcatel Corp. Res. Centre, Marcoussis, France
fDate :
9/17/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Power-efficient wavelength conversion in the co-propagative configuration, with high input signal rejection and at bit rates of up to 5 Gbit/s, is reported using a novel all-active dual-order mode Mach-Zehnder wavelength converter
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical frequency conversion; semiconductor lasers; 5 Gbit/s; SOAs; all-active device; bit rates; copropagative operation; dual-order mode Mach-Zehnder wavelength converter; input signal rejection; interferometric structures; power-efficient wavelength conversion;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19981313
