Title :
Observation of phase conservation in a pulse sequence at 10 Gb/s in a semiconductor optical amplifier wavelength converter by four-wave mixing
Author :
Sotobayashi, Hideyuki ; Kitayama, Ken-ichi
Author_Institution :
Commun. Res. Lab., Minist. of Posts & Telecommun., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Phase conservation in a pulse sequence at 10 Gb/s in wavelength conversion by four-wave mixing in a semiconductor optical amplifier is experimentally demonstrated. Conversion of 10-Gb/s signals with a bit-error rate of <10/sup -9/ is demonstrated for wavelength downshifts of 12.5 nm.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical frequency conversion; optical transmitters; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; Gb/s signals; bit-error rate; four-wave mixing; phase conservation; pulse sequence; semiconductor optical amplifier wavelength converter; wavelength downshifts; Four-wave mixing; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical pulses; Optical pumping; Optical wavelength conversion; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Transversal filters;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
