Title :
Integrated all-active Mach-Zehnder wavelength converter with -10 dBm signal sensitivity and 15 dB dynamic range at 10 Gbit/s
Author :
Janz, C. ; Dagens, B. ; Bisson, A. ; Poingt, F. ; Pommereau, F. ; Gaborit, F. ; Guillemot, I. ; Renaud, M.
Author_Institution :
Groupement d´´Interet Econ., OPTO, Marcoussis, France
fDate :
4/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An optimised all-active Mach-Zehnder wavelength converter is presented. At 10 Gbit/s, a conversion penalty of 1 dB is reached at an input signal power of -10 dBm. The signal power dynamic range is at least 15 dB with on-chip signal preamplifier current control
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical frequency conversion; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; WDM; all-active Mach-Zehnder wavelength converter; conversion penalty; dynamic range; input signal power; on-chip signal preamplifier current control; optical communication equipment; optical fibre systems; signal power dynamic range; signal sensitivity;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19990394
