Title :
All-optical signal processing using QD-SOA
Author :
Contestabile, G. ; Maruta, A. ; Sekiguchi, S. ; Morito, K. ; Sugawara, M. ; Kitayama, K.
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
We report recent results about all-optical processing using QD-SOAs. Those include 160 Gb/s wavelength conversion by XGM and regenerative amplification up to 80 Gb/s obtained thanks to limiting amplification and detuned filtering of SPM.
Keywords :
amplification; optical information processing; semiconductor optical amplifiers; QD-SOA; SPM; XGM; all-optical signal processing; bit rate 160 Gbit/s; cross gain modulation; detuned filtering; quantum dot semiconductor optical amplifiers; regenerative amplification; Gain; Limiting; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber filters; Quantum dots; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2010 15th
Conference_Location :
Sapporo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6785-3