DocumentCode
2011733
Title
All-optical DPSK wavelength converter based on MZI with integrated SOAs and phase shifters
Author
Sartorius, B. ; Bornholdt, C. ; Slovak, J. ; Schlak, M. ; Schmidt, Ch. ; Marculescu, A. ; Vorreau, P. ; Tsadka, S. ; Freude, W. ; Leuthold, J.
Author_Institution
Heinrich-Hertz-Inst., Berlin, Germany
fYear
2006
fDate
5-10 March 2006
Abstract
An integrated MZI-SOA device is developed for all-optical wavelength conversion of DPSK signals. The functionality is investigated close to 40 Gb/s and error free operation with less then 1 dB penalty is demonstrated.
Keywords
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; differential phase shift keying; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical phase shifters; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 40 Gbit/s; DPSK; MZI; SOA; all-optical wavelength converter; phase shifter; Amplitude shift keying; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Optical interferometry; Optical mixing; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Optical wavelength conversion; Phase shifters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN
1-55752-803-9
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2006.215643
Filename
1636674
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