Title :
Ultrafast all-optical signal processing with symmetric Mach-Zehnder type all-optical switches
Author_Institution :
Syst. Devices & Fundamental Res., NEC Corp., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
Ultrafast all-optical signal processing is described. We achieved pulse regeneration at 84 Gbps and wavelength conversion at 168 Gbps using symmetric Mach-Zehnder (SMZ) type all-optical switches. Regenerated and wavelength-converted pulses were demultiplexed to 10.5 Gbps using a hybrid-integrated SMZ to verify error-free operation.
Keywords :
demultiplexing; high-speed optical techniques; optical repeaters; optical switches; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; all-optical switches; demultiplexed; error-free operation; pulse regeneration; regenerated pulses; symmetric Mach-Zehnder type all-optical switches; ultrafast all-optical signal processing; wavelength conversion; wavelength-converted pulses; Bit error rate; Clocks; Communication switching; Demultiplexing; Error analysis; Optical pulses; Optical switches; Pulse measurements; Pulse modulation; Signal processing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.971159
