Title :
Pattern-effect-free wavelength conversion based on FWM in hydrogenated amorphous silicon waveguide
Author :
Suda, S. ; Kurumida, J. ; Tanizawa, K. ; Kamei, T. ; Sakakibara, Y. ; Shoji, Y. ; Kintaka, K. ; Kawashima, H. ; Mori, M. ; Hasama, T. ; Ishikawa, H. ; Namiki, S.
Author_Institution :
Network Photonics Res. Center, Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
We investigate wavelength conversion performance of a hydrogenated-amorphous-silicon waveguide with fast free-carrier decay time. No noticeable penalty between BER curves for 2.5-ps RZ-OOK 10-Gb/s signals of PRBS 27-1 and 231-1 was observed.
Keywords :
amplitude shift keying; hydrogen; multiwave mixing; optical communication equipment; optical materials; optical waveguides; optical wavelength conversion; silicon; FWM; RZ-OOK; Si:H; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; fast free carrier decay time; four wave mixing; hydrogenated amorphous silicon waveguide; pattern effect free wavelength conversion; wavelength conversion performance; Bit error rate; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Noise; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Q factor;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
