Title :
Simultaneous multichannel wavelength conversion of 50-Gb/s NRZ-DQPSK signals with 100-GHz channel spacing using a quantum-dot SOA
Author :
Matsuura, Motoharu ; Calabretta, Nicola ; Raz, Oded ; Dorren, Harm J S
Author_Institution :
COBRA Res. Inst., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven, Netherlands
Abstract :
We show simultaneous 4-channels wavelength conversion of 50-Gb/s NRZ-DQPSK signals with 100-GHz channel spacing using a quantum-dot SOA. Error-free, low-power penalty operations are successfully achieved with a variety of channel numbers and positions.
Keywords :
differential phase shift keying; optical wavelength conversion; quadrature phase shift keying; semiconductor optical amplifiers; semiconductor quantum dots; NRZ-DQPSK signal; bit rate 50 Gbit/s; channel number; channel position; channel spacing; error free low power penalty operation; frequency 100 GHz; multichannel wavelength conversion; quantum dot SOA; Bragg gratings; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical fibers; Optical wavelength conversion; Quantum dots; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2011 37th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Geneva
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1918-9
