Title :
Monolithically Integrated Multi-Stage All-Optical 10Gbps Push-Pull Wavelength Converter
Author :
Joseph A. Summers;Milan L. Masanovic;Vikrant Lal;Daniel J. Blumenthal
Author_Institution :
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara 93106-9560, USA. jsummers@ece.ucsb.edu
fDate :
3/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper reports on the novel design and operation of a monolithically integrated multi-stage push-pull wavelength converter. Results show 4 dB improvement in extinction ratio and error-free performance for 10Gbps push-pull operation.
Keywords :
"Optical wavelength conversion","Extinction ratio","Optical interferometry","Nonlinear optics","Probes","Optical pumping","Phase modulation","Arm","Nonlinear optical devices","Tunable circuits and devices"
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348745
