• DocumentCode
    2237911
  • Title

    A technique for wavelength converting a 2.488 Gb/s signal whilst simultaneously monitoring and replacing a wavelength identifying pilot tone

  • Author

    Stephens, MFC ; Bainbridge, JD ; Owen, M. ; Penty, Rv ; White, IH ; Fice, MJ

  • Author_Institution
    Harlow Labs., Nortel plc, UK
  • fYear
    1998
  • fDate
    35963
  • Firstpage
    42522
  • Lastpage
    42527
  • Abstract
    We investigate the use of a single integrated semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)/distributed feedback DFB) laser to perform both all-optical wavelength conversion and simultaneous pilot tone replacement/monitoring at the SONET/SDH bit rate of 2.488Gb/s (STM-I6). It is also demonstrated that reamplification and reshaping regeneration of the optical signal is possible under certain conditions
  • Keywords
    wavelength division multiplexing; 2.488 Gbit/s; 2R regeneration; SDH; SONET; all-optical wavelength conversion; distributed feedback laser; integrated semiconductor optical amplifier/DFB laser; monitoring; optical signal; reamplification; replacement; reshaping; wavelength identifying pilot tone;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Multiwavelength Optical Networks: Devices, Systems and Network Implementations (Ref. No. 1998/257), IEE Colloquium on
  • Conference_Location
    London
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1049/ic:19980321
  • Filename
    707217