Title :
All optical wavelength conversion using electro-absorption modulators
Author :
Nishimura, Kohsuke ; Usami, Masoshi
Author_Institution :
KDDI R&D Labs. Inc., Saitama, Japan
Abstract :
All-optical wavelength conversion using electro-absorption modulator (EAM) in conjunction with delayed-interferometer at 40 Gbit/s and 80 Gbit/s is presented. Operation principle and characterization results of EAMs are also described.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; light interferometers; optical communication equipment; optical wavelength conversion; wavelength division multiplexing; 40 Gbit/s; 80 Gbit/s; all optical wavelength conversion; delayed-interferometer; electroabsorption modulators; Absorption; Delay; Optical interferometry; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes; Pulse modulation; Quantum well devices; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Voltage; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1251893
