All-optical wavelength conversion for 20-Gb/s RZ format data

Author

Jeon, Min-Yong ; Lim, Dong Sung ; Lee, Hak Kyu ; Ahn, Joon Tae ; Chang, Do Il ; Kim, Kyong Hon ; Kang, Seung Beom

Author_Institution

Res. Inst., Electron. & Telecommun. Res. Inst., Daejeon, South Korea

Volume

12

Issue

11

fYear

2000

Firstpage

1528

Lastpage

1530

Abstract

We have successfully demonstrated an all-optical wavelength conversion scheme for high-speed return-to-zero (RZ) format data input by using a semiconductor-optical-amplifier (SOA) converter incorporated with a stabilized asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer (AMZI). A bit-error-rate penalty of the converted signals less than 1.2 dB compared to that of the back-to-back signals was achieved for the entire wavelength conversion range from 1530 to 1560 nm with an AMZI. In this scheme, the conversion speed faster than the carrier recombination rate of the SOAs was possible. Noninverted wavelength conversion of 20-Gb/s RZ format data signals has been achieved.

Keywords

Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; 1530 to 1560 nm; 20 Gbit/s; Gb/s RZ format data; Gb/s RZ format data signals; all-optical wavelength conversion; all-optical wavelength conversion scheme; back-to-back signals; bit-error-rate penalty; carrier recombination rate; conversion speed; converted signals; entire wavelength conversion range; high-speed return-to-zero format data input; noninverted wavelength conversion; semiconductor-optical-amplifier converter; stabilized asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer; Couplers; Optical amplifiers; Optical interferometry; Optical wavelength conversion; Phase modulation; Radiative recombination; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Timing; Wavelength conversion; Wavelength converters;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.887734

Filename

887734