Title :
320-Gb/s wavelength conversion based on cross-gain modulation in a quantum-dot SOA
Author :
Matsuura, Motoharu ; Raz, Oded ; Gomez-Agis, Fausto ; Calabretta, Nicola ; Dorren, Harm J S
Author_Institution :
COBRA Res. Inst., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
We successfully demonstrate, for the first time, error-free 320-Gb/s all-optical wavelength conversion using cross-gain modulation in a quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifier. We further demonstrate full C-band operation at 160-Gb/s with low power penalties.
Keywords :
optical wavelength conversion; quantum dots; quantum optics; semiconductor optical amplifiers; all-optical wavelength conversion; bit rate 160 Gbit/s; bit rate 320 Gbit/s; cross-gain modulation; low power penalties; quantum-dot SOA; quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifier; Band pass filters; Bit error rate; Gain; Modulation; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
