Title :
Wavelength conversion based on cross-phase modulation in a semiconductor Mach-Zehnder modulator
Author :
Fenghai Liu ; Xueyan Zheng ; Oxenloewe, L. ; Pedersen, R.J.S. ; Jeppesen, P. ; Fraser, J. ; Bainbridge, J.D. ; Cox, M.
Author_Institution :
Res. Center COM, Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
Wavelength conversion based on cross-phase modulation in a reversely biased semiconductor Mach-Zehnder modulator is proposed and successfully demonstrated in a commercial device. The converted signals exhibit extinction ratio >13 dB and penalty <1.5 dB at 10 Gb/s for both NRZ and RZ formats.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor quantum wells; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; InGaAsP; NRZ formats; RZ formats; commercial device; cross-phase modulation; extinction ratio; optical wavelength conversion; reversely biased semiconductor Mach-Zehnder modulator; semiconductor Mach-Zehnder modulator; Arm; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical saturation; Optical transmitters; Optical wavelength conversion; Phase modulation; Wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
