Title :
A new scheme for regenerative 40 Gb/s NRZ wavelength conversion using a hybrid integrated SOA-MZI
Author :
Apostolopoulos, D. ; Simos, H. ; Petrantonakis, D. ; Bogris, A. ; Spyropoulou, M. ; Bougioukos, M. ; Vyrsokinos, K. ; Pleros, N. ; Syvridis, D. ; Avramopoulos, H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Nat. Tech. Univ. of Athens, Athens, Greece
Abstract :
We present a new NRZ wavelength conversion scheme based on SOA-MZI. Experimental verification of its superior 2R regenerative capabilities are demonstrated for 40 Gb/s NRZ data signals.
Keywords :
optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 2R regenerative capabilities; NRZ data signals; NRZ wavelength conversion scheme; hybrid integrated SOA-MZI; semiconductor optical amplifier-Mach Zehnder interferometers; Arm; Bidirectional control; Charge carrier density; Integrated optics; Optical interferometry; Optical recording; Optical signal processing; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
