Title :
Low-penalty 10 Gbit/s operation of polarization-insensitive Mach-Zehnder wavelength converters based on bulk-tensile active material
Author :
Janz, C. ; Lavigne, Bruno ; Poingt, F. ; Guillemot, I. ; Gaborit, F. ; Dagens, B. ; Chiaroni, D. ; Renaud, Martin
Author_Institution :
Corp. Res. Centre, Alcatel Alsthom Recherche, Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Interferometric structures based on semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) have emerged as promising candidates for all-optical wavelength conversion applications, because they can deliver strong extinction ratio enhancement for both wavelength down- and up-conversion. Here we believe we report the first demonstration of nearly penalty-free 10 Gbit/s wavelength conversion using all-active bulk-tensile Mach-Zehnder wavelength converters.
Keywords :
semiconductor lasers; 10 Gbit/s; all-active bulk-tensile Mach-Zehnder wavelength converters; all-optical wavelength conversion applications; bulk-tensile active material; interferometric structures; low-penalty Gbit/s operation; nearly penalty-free Gbit/s wavelength conversion; polarization-insensitive Mach-Zehnder wavelength converters; semiconductor optical amplifiers; strong extinction ratio enhancement; wavelength down-conversion; wavelength up-conversion; Bit error rate; Erbium; Extinction ratio; Optical fiber communication; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical materials; Optical polarization; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 1998. OFC '98., Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-521-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1998.657244
