• DocumentCode
    1873816
  • Title

    Analysis of filterless wavelength converters employing cross-gain modulation in semiconductor optical amplifiers

  • Author

    Tzanakaki, A. ; O´Mahony, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electron. Syst. Eng., Essex Univ., Colchester, UK
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    28-28 May 1999
  • Firstpage
    433
  • Lastpage
    434
  • Abstract
    Summary form only given. All-optical wavelength converters are important components for future WDM networks e.g, to eliminate wavelength blocking in optical cross-connects (OXCs) and to simplify the network management. In case of packet switching, tuneable wavelength conversion may be used to resolve packet contention and simplify the optical buffering required.
  • Keywords
    electro-optical modulation; optical crosstalk; optical wavelength conversion; packet switching; semiconductor optical amplifiers; all-optical wavelength converters; cross-gain modulation; filterless wavelength converters; optical buffering; packet contention; packet switching; semiconductor optical amplifiers; tuneable wavelength conversion; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Crosstalk; Nonlinear optics; Optical buffering; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical packet switching; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Wavelength conversion;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-595-1
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.1999.834410
  • Filename
    834410