Title :
Bit error rate assessment of 20 Gbit/s all-optical wavelength conversion for co- and counter-directional coupling scheme
Author :
Wolfson, D. ; Stubkjaer, Kristian E
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electromagn. Syst., Tech. Univ., Lyngby
fDate :
11/12/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
20 Gbit/s polarisation independent wavelength conversion by cross-gain modulation in a semiconductor optical amplifier is achieved fro both co- and counter-directional coupling scheme. The experiments, which were performed with pulsed probe signals, resulted in penalties of only 1.2 and 2.5 dB, respectively
Keywords :
digital communication; error statistics; laser beam applications; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; 20 Gbit/s; BER assessment; WDM optical networks; all-optical wavelength conversion; bit error rate assessment; co-directional coupling scheme; counter-directional coupling scheme; cross-gain modulation; pulsed probe signals; semiconductor optical amplifier;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19981574
