Title :
Characterization of four-wave mixing in electroabsorption modulator and its application to high-speed optical demultiplexing
Author :
Awad, Ehab S. ; Cho, P.S. ; Moulton, Norman ; Goldhar, J.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Phys. Sci., College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
Investigation of FWM in EAM shows wide tuning range with almost flat efficiency response. Enhancement of FWM efficiency with EAM reverse bias was observed. Simultaneous optical demultiplexing and wavelength conversion at 80 Gbit/s are demonstrated.
Keywords :
demultiplexing; electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; high-speed optical techniques; multiwave mixing; optical information processing; optical tuning; optical wavelength conversion; 80 Gbit/s; EAM reverse bias; FWM efficiency; electroabsorption modulator; four-wave mixing; high-speed optical demultiplexing; wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
