Title :
Small-signal analysis of SOA-MZI-based NRZ wavelength conversion configurations
Author :
Spyropoulou, M. ; Pleros, N. ; Papadimitriou, G. ; Tomkos, I.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf., Aristotle Univ. of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
Abstract :
We present analytical expressions for the frequency domain transfer function of three different SOA-MZI wavelength conversion schemes providing insight into their modulation bandwidth and speed capabilities for NRZ signal wavelength conversion applications.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optics; optical transfer function; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; MZI; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; SOA; frequency domain transfer function; modulation bandwidth; non-retum-to-zero wavelength conversion configurations; semiconductor optical amplifier; small-signal analysis; Bandwidth; Frequency domain analysis; Information analysis; Optical interferometry; Optical signal processing; Optical wavelength conversion; Performance gain; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal analysis; Transfer functions; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; semiconductor optical amplifier; wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching, 2009. PS '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pisa
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3857-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3856-3
DOI :
10.1109/PS.2009.5307842
