• DocumentCode
    1161911
  • Title

    Wavelength conversion using semiconductor optical amplifiers in differential mach-zehnder interferometer with tunable input coupler

  • Author

    Bhardwaj, Arpit ; Simsarian, Jesse E. ; LeGrange, J.D. ; Zhang, Leiqi ; Bernasconi, Pietro ; Sauer, N. ; Buhl, Larry ; Neilson, David T.

  • Author_Institution
    Bell Labs., Alcatel-Lucent, Holmdel, NJ
  • Volume
    45
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    225
  • Lastpage
    227
  • Abstract
    A monolithically-integrated wavelength converter on an InP platform with a semiconductor optical amplifier in each arm of a differential Mach-Zehnder interferometer is presented. The data input has a tunable coupler that adjusts the splitting ratio of the optical power sent to each arm. Wavelength conversion at 40 Gbit/s is demonstrated and a conversion penalty of 2 dB is found when less optical power is sent to the delayed arm.
  • Keywords
    III-V semiconductors; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; indium compounds; integrated optics; laser tuning; optical couplers; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; InP; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; differential Mach-Zehnder interferometer; monolithically-integrated wavelength converter; semiconductor optical amplifiers; splitting ratio; tunable coupler; tunable input coupler; wavelength conversion;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20093696
  • Filename
    4784322
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1161911