Title :
Full 40 Gbit/s OTDM to WDM conversion: simultaneous four channel 40:10 Gbit/s all-optical demultiplexing and wavelength conversion to individual wavelengths
Author :
Duelk, M. ; Fischer, S. ; Gamper, E. ; Vogt, W. ; Gini, E. ; Melchior, H. ; Hunziker, W. ; Puleo, M. ; Girardi, R.
Author_Institution :
Inst. for Quantum Electron., Swiss Fed. Inst. of Technol., Zurich, Switzerland
Abstract :
40 Gbit/s signals are simultaneously all-optically demultiplexed and wavelength converted into four 10 Gbit/s channels of individual wavelengths with a penalty below 1.5 dB,using only one monolithically integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer with semiconductor optical amplifiers.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; demultiplexing; integrated optoelectronics; semiconductor optical amplifiers; telecommunication channels; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 40 Gbit/s; Gbit/s OTDM to WDM conversion; four channel Gbit/s all-optical demultiplexing; individual wavelengths; monolithically integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength conversion; Bit rate; Clocks; Demultiplexing; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical interferometry; Optical wavelength conversion; Pulse amplifiers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.766050
