Title :
All-optical format conversion from NRZ-OOK to RZ-BPSK using SOA-MZI wavelength converter
Author :
Mishina, Ken ; Maruta, Akihiro ; Mitani, Shunsuke ; Miyahara, Toshiharu ; Ishida, Kazuyuki ; Shimizu, Katsuhiro ; Hatta, Tatsuo ; Motoshima, Kuniaki ; Kitayama, Ken-ichi
Author_Institution :
Graduate Sch. of Eng., Osaka Univ.
Abstract :
We propose a novel all-optical NRZ-OOK/RZ-BPSK format conversion scheme, using cross-phase modulation effects in a MZI-SOA. We experimentally demonstrate error free conversion at 10.7 Gb/s with a negative power penalty of 2.9 dB
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; amplitude shift keying; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical wavelength conversion; phase shift keying; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 10.7 Gbit/s; NRZ-OOK format; RZ-BPSK format; SOA-MZI; all-optical format conversion; cross-phase modulation; error free conversion; wavelength converter; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical signal processing; Optical wavelength conversion; Phase shift keying; Probes; Pulse modulation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215685
