Title :
Wavelength Conversion Based on Ultrafast (< 3 ps) Cross-Gain Modulation in Quantum-Dot Optical Amplifiers
Author :
Akiyama, T. ; Hatori, N. ; Nakata, Y. ; Ebe, H. ; Sugawara, M.
Author_Institution :
Fujitsu Labs. Ltd., Atsugi
Abstract :
Wavelength conversion based on ultrafast (< 3 ps) gain nonlinearity with suppressed slow component, characteristic of quantum dots, was successfully demonstrated for 10 Gb/s signal, suggesting applicability to a signal of up to 160 Gb/s
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; optical communication equipment; optical wavelength conversion; quantum dot lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 10 Gbit/s; cross-gain modulation; gain nonlinearity; quantum-dot optical amplifiers; wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2002. ECOC 2002. 28th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Copenhagen
Print_ISBN :
87-90974-63-8
