Title :
New operation scheme of SOA-MZI all-optical wavelength converter cancelling cross gain modulation
Author :
Hattori, M. ; Nishimura, K. ; Inohara, R. ; Usami, M.
Author_Institution :
KDDI R&D Labs. Inc., Ohara, Japan
Abstract :
New operation scheme of SOA-MZI all-optical wavelength converter by which effect of cross gain modulation is cancelled out utilizing bidirectional data signal input is proposed and experimentally verified for the first time.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SOA-MZI; all-optical wavelength converter; bidirectional data signal; cross gain modulation; Optical devices; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical signal processing; Optical wavelength conversion; Phase modulation; Probes; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215642
