Title :
20 Gbit/s optical wavelength conversion in all-active Mach-Zehnder interferometer
Author :
Fjelde, T. ; Wolfson, D. ; Hansen, P.B. ; Kloch, A. ; Janz, C. ; Coquelin, A. ; Guillemot, I. ; Gaborit, F. ; Poingt, F. ; Dagens, B. ; Renaud, M.
Author_Institution :
Res. Center, Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
fDate :
5/27/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
All-optical wavelength conversion at 20 Gbit/s has been experimentally demonstrated in a monolithically integrated all-active SOA-based Mach-Zehnder interferometer optimised for high-speed operation. Excellent BER performance with a penalty of <1 dB is reported for the first time.
Keywords :
optical wavelength conversion; 20 Gbit/s; BER performance; SOA-based interferometer; WDM networks; all-active Mach-Zehnder interferometer; high-speed operation; optical fibre networks; optical wavelength conversion;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19990656
