Title :
Error-free All-optical 40Gb/s Wavelength Conversion by Nonlinear Polarisation Rotation using SOA-based Turbo-switch
Author :
Yang, X. ; Mishra, A.K. ; Manning, R.J. ; Webb, R.P. ; Giller, R.
Author_Institution :
Photonic Systems Group, Tyndall National Institute & Department of Physics, University College Cork, Lee Maltings, Cork, Ireland, Email: x.yang@ucc.ie
Abstract :
We demonstrate error-free all-optical 40Gb/s wavelength conversion using nonlinear polarisation rotation in semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs). The high speed of the device is achieved by incorporating an SOA-based turbo-switch. The switching energy is 10fJ/pulse.
Keywords :
Band pass filters; Bandwidth; Communication switching; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical wavelength conversion; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Switches; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4801256
