Title :
Wavelength Conversion of 10-Gb/s RZ-OOK Using Filtered XPM in a Passive GaAs–AlGaAs Waveguide
Author :
Astar, W. ; Apiratikul, Paveen ; Murphy, T.E. ; Carter, G.M.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Phys. Sci., College Park, MD, USA
fDate :
5/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Wavelength conversion of a 10-Gb/s return-to-zero on-off-keyed (RZ-OOK) signal has been achieved using transient cross-phase modulation in a passive GaAs-AlGaAs bulk-waveguide, followed by a detuned filter. The converted RZ-OOK signal showed a power penalty of <1 dB at a bit-error-rate of 10-9 relative to the baseline RZ-OOK signal.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; amplitude shift keying; error statistics; gallium arsenide; optical modulation; optical waveguides; optical wavelength conversion; phase modulation; GaAs-AlGaAs; RZ-OOK; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; bit-error-rate; detuned filter; filtered XPM; passive bulk-waveguide; return-to-zero on-off-keyed signal; transient cross-phase modulation; wavelength conversion; Nonlinear optics; optical Kerr effect; optical frequency conversion; optical propagation in nonlinear media; optical waveguides;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2010.2043427
