Title :
Simple wavelength converter using an optical modulator directly driven by a uni-travelling-carrier photodiode
Author :
Yoneyama, M. ; Miyamoto, Y. ; Shimizu, N. ; Hagimoto, K. ; Ishibashi, T.
Author_Institution :
NTT Opt. Network Syst. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
fDate :
11/12/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A simple wavelength converter is proposed in which the optical modulator is directly driven by a high-speed and high-output current photodiode. The converter is capable of 10 Gbit/s operation with a wavelength conversion range from 1.53 to 1.56 μm
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; optical communication equipment; photodiodes; wavelength division multiplexing; 1.53 to 1.56 mum; 10 Gbit/s; Gbit/s operation; high-output current photodiode; high-speed current photodiode; optical modulator; uni-travelling-carrier photodiode; wavelength conversion range; wavelength converter;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19981536
