Title :
An InP monolithically integrated multi-frequency wavelength converter
Author :
Bontempi, F. ; Andriolli, N. ; Faralli, Stefano ; Klamkin, Jonathan ; Kleijn, E. ; de Vries, T. ; Contestabile, G.
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant´Anna, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
We demonstrate a novel InP-PIC for all-optical wavelength conversion that monolithically integrates a digitally tunable 4-channel multi-wavelength laser and a SOA-MZI. Operations up to 5 Gb/s are shown by BER-measurement with moderate power penalty.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; error statistics; indium compounds; integrated optics; laser tuning; light interferometers; monolithic integrated circuits; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; BER measurement; InP; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; PIC; SOA-MZI; all-optical wavelength conversion; four-channel multiwavelength laser; integrated multifrequency wavelength converter; photonic integrated circuit; semiconductor optical amplifier; Bit error rate; Measurement by laser beam; Optical wavelength conversion; Power lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Waveguide lasers; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), 2014
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-5575-2994-7
DOI :
10.1364/OFC.2014.Tu3H.3
