Title :
A novel wavelength converter based on optical single-sideband modulator and arrayed waveguide grating
Author :
Mima, Hiroyuki ; Iwashita, Katsushi
Author_Institution :
Electr. & Photonic Syst. Eng., Kochi Univ. of Technol., Kami, Japan
Abstract :
A novel wavelength converter composed of an optical SSB (OSSB) modulator and AWGs is proposed. A 100-GHz wavelength conversion using 25GHz channel spacing AWG with four conversions at OSSB is performed at 5Gbps NRZ signal.
Keywords :
arrayed waveguide gratings; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; optical wavelength conversion; NRZ signal; arrayed waveguide grating; bit rate 5 Gbit/s; channel spacing; frequency 100 GHz; frequency 25 GHz; optical single side band modulator; optical single-sideband modulator; wavelength conversion; wavelength converter; Amplitude modulation; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Frequency conversion; Optical fibers; Optical wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2012 17th
Conference_Location :
Busan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0976-9
Electronic_ISBN :
2166-8884
DOI :
10.1109/OECC.2012.6276709
