Title :
40 Gb/s packet reshaping with no wavelength shift using SOA cross gain compression
Author :
Contestabile, G. ; Proietti, R. ; Gupta, S. ; Presi, M. ; Ciaramella, E.
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate a scheme for reshaping 40 Gb/s packets that is wavelength-preserving. The scheme, based on cross-gain-compression in an SOA, is polarization-independent and does not suffer from any transient effect at packet edges.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical transmitters; packet switching; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SOA cross gain compression; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; packet edges; packet reshaping; polarization-independent compression; wavelength-preserving packet; Band pass filters; Optical distortion; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical polarization; Optical saturation; Optical transmitters; Repeaters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; (230.1150) All-optical devices; (250.5980) Semiconductor Optical Amplifier;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
