Title :
Low penalty 80Gb/s non-inverted wavelength conversion using a broad rectangular shaped optical filter
Author :
Raz, O. ; Calabretta, N. ; Herrera, J. ; Tangdiongga, E. ; Dorren, H.J.S.
Author_Institution :
COBRA Res. Inst., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven
Abstract :
We demonstrate non-inverted wavelength conversion at 80 Gb/s based on cross-phase modulation in a SOA. Using a flat-top 6 nm broad filter with sharp roll-off we achieve a penalty of only 0.5 dB.
Keywords :
optical filters; optical modulation; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SOA; bit rate 80 Gbit/s; broad rectangular shaped optical filter; cross-phase modulation; noninverted wavelength conversion; penalty; semiconductor optical amplifiers; sharp roll-off; Bandwidth; Optical distortion; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pumping; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729464
