Title :
40 Gbit/s wavelength conversion in cascade of SOA and NOLM and demonstration of extinction ratio improvement
Author :
Yu, Jianjun ; Clausen, A. ; Poulsen, H.N. ; Zheng, X. ; Peucheret, C. ; Jeppesen, P.
Author_Institution :
Research Centre COM, Tech. Univ., Lyngby, Denmark
fDate :
5/25/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors demonstrate that the extinction ratio (ER) can be improved when a nonlinear optical loop mirror (NOLM) is used as a wavelength conversion medium. At 4O Gbit/s. An extinction ratio (ER) of 7 dB for a converted signal generated by cross-gain modulation in a semiconductor optical amplifier is improved to an ER of 10 dB after wavelength conversion in an NOLM.
Keywords :
semiconductor optical amplifiers; 40 Gbit/s; Gbit/s wavelength conversion; NOLM; SOA; converted signal; cross-gain modulation; extinction ratio; extinction ratio improvement; nonlinear optical loop mirror; semiconductor optical amplifier; wavelength conversion medium;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20000710
