• DocumentCode
    1649147
  • Title

    160 Gb/s SOA-based wavelength converter assisted by an optical bandpass filter

  • Author

    Liu, Y. ; Tangdiongga, E. ; Li, Z. ; Zhang, S. ; de Waardt, H. ; Khoe, G.D. ; Dorren, H.J.S.

  • Author_Institution
    COBRA Res. Inst., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
  • Volume
    6
  • fYear
    2005
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate an error-free 160 Gb/s SOA-based optical wavelength converter. Assisted by an optical bandpass filter, an effective recovery time of 3 ps is achieved in an SOA, which ensures 160 Gb/s operation.
  • Keywords
    band-pass filters; optical filters; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 160 Gbit/s; 3 ps; SOA-based wavelength converter; all-optical wavelength converters; effective recovery time; error-free operation; optical bandpass filter; Band pass filters; Delay; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical pumping; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-783-0
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2005.193195
  • Filename
    1493016