Title :
Experimental characterisation of wavelength conversion at 40Gb/s based on electroabsorption modulators
Author :
Xu, L. ; Oxenlowe, Leif K. ; Chi, N. ; Mork, Jesper ; Jeppesen, P. ; Hoppe, K. ; Hanberg, J.
Author_Institution :
COM, Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
The optimum operation point for high-speed wavelength conversion in electroabsorption modulators is investigated with respect to conversion efficiency and wavelength chirp. In particular, pump power, reverse bias and probe wavelength are found to be important operation parameters.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; optical communication equipment; optical pumping; optical wavelength conversion; optimisation; wavelength division multiplexing; 40 Gbit/s; conversion efficiency; electroabsorption modulators; high-speed wavelength conversion; operation parameters; optimum operation; probe wavelength; pump power; reverse bias; wavelength chirp; wavelength conversion; Bit error rate; Chirp modulation; Erbium; Laser excitation; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes; Pump lasers; Ring lasers; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7500-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1133943
