Title :
Data regeneration using an SOA/fiber grating wavelength converter
Author :
Yu, H.-Y. ; Van Leeuwen, M. ; Goldhar, J.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Phys. Sci., Maryland Univ., College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. When high-bit-rate optical data is generated, transmitted, or routed it can become distorted and noisy necessitating regeneration of the signal. Several fiber-based and semiconductor-optical-amplifier-based (SOA) regenerators have been proposed and studied. We have reported previously on the use of a simple SOA/fiber grating device for wavelength conversion through cross-gain/phase modulation and spectral filtering. We have demonstrated now that this technique can also be very effective in the suppression of energy fluctuations in the 1´s of an RZ optical data stream.
Keywords :
data communication; diffraction gratings; fluctuations; optical filters; optical modulation; optical repeaters; optical wavelength conversion; phase modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; RZ optical data stream; SOA/fiber grating device; SOA/fiber grating wavelength converter; cross-gain; data regeneration; energy fluctuations suppression; fiber-based regenerators; high-bit-rate optical data; phase modulation; routed data; semiconductor-optical-amplifier-based regenerators; spectral filtering; transmitted data; wavelength conversion; Fiber gratings; Noise generators; Optical distortion; Optical fiber devices; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical wavelength conversion; Repeaters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal generators;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2000. (CLEO 2000). Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-634-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2000.906824
