Title :
Penalty-free wavelength conversion using cross-gain modulation in semiconductor laser amplifiers with no output filter
Author :
Tzanakaki, A. ; O´Mahony, M.J. ; Yu, A. ; Bray, M.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Syst. Eng., Essex Univ., Colchester, UK
fDate :
8/28/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Penalty-free wavelength conversion at 622 Mbit/s and almost penalty-free conversion at 2.5 Gbit/s with very low residual input power levels have been achieved using cross-gain modulation in semiconductor laser amplifiers with no output filter. Theoretical simulations predict its concatenation performance
Keywords :
semiconductor lasers; 2.5 Gbit/s; 622 Mbit/s; concatenation performance; cross-gain modulation; high capacity WDM networks; penalty-free wavelength conversion; semiconductor laser amplifiers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19971059
