Title :
RZ to NRZ format converter based on a semiconductor optical amplifier with a saturable absorber
Author :
Teixeira, A. ; Beleffi, G. M Tosi ; Silveira, T. ; Furukawa, H. ; Wada, N.
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Telecomun., Univ. de Aveiro, Aveiro
Abstract :
Error free pulse format conversion from return to zero 2 ps pulses to non return to zero at 10 Gbit/s is achieved by exploring the properties of a semiconductor optical amplifier with integrated saturable absorber.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical saturable absorption; semiconductor optical amplifiers; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; format conversion; nonreturn to zero; return to zero; saturable absorber; semiconductor optical amplifier; time 2 ps; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics; 060.4510 Optical communications; 230.1150 All-optical devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628167
