Monolithically integrated wavelength converter: Sagnac interferometer integrated with parallel-amplifier structure (SIPAS) and its application

Author

Suzuki, Yasuhiro ; Ito, Toshio ; Shibata, Yasuo

Author_Institution

NTT Photonics Labs., Kanagawa, Japan

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Abstract

A Sagnac interferometer monolithically integrated with parallel-amplifier structure (SIPAS) is described. Filter-free wavelength conversion and full bit-rate conversion from 10-Gb/s random WDM channels to a 40-Gb/s channel were demonstrated.

Keywords

Sagnac interferometers; integrated optoelectronics; optical fibre networks; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 40 Gbit/s; SIPAS; Sagnac interferometer; WDM fibre networks; filter-free wavelength conversion; full bit-rate conversion; monolithically integrated wavelength converter; parallel-amplifier structure; random WDM channels; Bit rate; Optical filters; Optical signal processing; Optical wavelength conversion; Phase modulation; Photonics; Sagnac interferometers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Wavelength conversion; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

All-Optical Networking: Existing and Emerging Architecture and Applications/Dynamic Enablers of Next-Generation Optical Communications Systems/Fast Optical Processing in Optical Transmission/VCSEL and

ISSN

1099-4742

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7378-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOSST.2002.1027590

Filename

1027590