• DocumentCode
    3852512
  • Title

    Wide-Range Wavelength Conversion of 40-Gb/s NRZ-DPSK Signals Using a 1.3-$\mu$ m Quantum-Dot Semiconductor Optical Amplifier

  • Author

    Holger Schmeckebier;Christian Meuer;Dejan Arsenijevic;Gerrit Fiol;Carsten Schmidt-Langhorst;Colja Schubert;Gadi Eisenstein;Dieter Bimberg

  • Author_Institution
    Technische Universitaet Berlin, Berlin, Germany
  • Volume
    24
  • Issue
    13
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1163
  • Lastpage
    1165
  • Abstract
    Wide-range wavelength conversion using dual-pump four-wave mixing in a 1.3-μm quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifier is reported. Nonreturn-to-zero differential phase-shift keying signals of 40 Gb/s were converted over a tunable wavelength range of 45 nm, maintaining the signal fidelity and allowing error-free operation.
  • Keywords
    "Semiconductor optical amplifiers","Optical wavelength conversion","Optical fiber amplifiers","Quantum dots","Bit error rate","Receivers","Four-wave mixing"
  • Journal_Title
    IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2012.2198635
  • Filename
    6197699