• DocumentCode
    810902
  • Title

    High performance optical wavelength shifter

  • Author

    Glance, B. ; Wiesenfeld, J.M. ; Koren, U. ; Gnauck, A.H. ; Presby, H.M. ; Jourdan, A.

  • Author_Institution
    AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    28
  • Issue
    18
  • fYear
    1992
  • Firstpage
    1714
  • Lastpage
    1715
  • Abstract
    A broadband (>50 nm) wavelength shifter capable of switching multigigabit data between optical frequencies in the 1.5 mu m region is presented. The device, based on gain saturation in a semiconductor optical amplifier, is tunable, has gain, and is nearly polarisation insensitive. Data degradation after wavelength shifting is negligible.
  • Keywords
    laser tuning; optical communication equipment; optical saturation; semiconductor junction lasers; 1.5 micron; broadband shifter; gain; gain saturation; multigigabit data switching; optical frequencies; optical wavelength shifter; polarisation insensitivity; semiconductor optical amplifier; tunability;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19921089
  • Filename
    158534
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=810902