Title :
Numerical study of ultra-high speed wavelength conversion using a Gain-Clamped SOA in combination with optical filtering
Author :
Morthier, G. ; Oosterlinck, W.D. ; Sales, S.
Author_Institution :
Ghent Univ., Gent
Abstract :
Using numerical simulations, we demonstrate that wavelength conversion of 40 Gb/s and 160 Gb/s RZ signals is feasible using only a gain-clamped SOA (GCSOA) and optical filters. The signal is converted to the lasing wavelength of the GCSOA and no extra CW probe is thus required. The scheme is based on the optical filtering of the chirp of the lasing field induced by the input signal.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; high-speed optical techniques; numerical analysis; optical filters; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; bit rate 160 Gbit/s; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; chirp modulation; gain-clamped SOA; numerical simulations; optical filtering; semiconductor optical amplifier; ultra-high speed wavelength conversion; Bit rate; Fiber nonlinear optics; Filtering; Frequency; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; GCSOA; optical filtering; wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching, 2006. PS '06. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Heraklion, Crete
Print_ISBN :
978-0-7803-9790-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-7803-9790-3
DOI :
10.1109/PS.2006.4350134
