DocumentCode
767660
Title
Simultaneous 25 GHz-spaced DWDM wavelength conversion of 1.03 Tbit/s (103×10 Gbit/s) signals in PPLN waveguide
Author
Yamawaku, J. ; Takara, H. ; Ohara, T. ; Sato, K. ; Takada, A. ; Morioka, T. ; Tadanaga, O. ; Miyazawa, H. ; Asobe, M.
Author_Institution
NTT Network Innovation Labs., NTT Corp., Yokosuka, Japan
Volume
39
Issue
15
fYear
2003
fDate
7/24/2003 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1144
Lastpage
1145
Abstract
A periodically poled LiNbO3 (PPLN) waveguide that simultaneously converts the wavelengths of 25 GHz-spaced, 1.03 Tbit/s (103 ×10 Gbit/s) DWDM signals, from C-band to L-band, with the small guard band of 8 nm (4 nm×2) is shown. The converted signals have Q-factors of at least 15.6 dB.
Keywords
Q-factor; lithium compounds; optical crosstalk; optical phase matching; optical waveguides; optical wavelength conversion; wavelength division multiplexing; 1.03 Tbit/s; 1.03 Tbit/s signals; C-band to L-band conversion; LiNbO3; PPLN waveguide; converted signal Q-factors; low crosstalk; periodically poled LiNbO3 waveguide; simultaneous 25 GHz-spaced DWDM wavelength conversion; small guard band;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:20030719
Filename
1222697
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