Title :
40 Gb/s CS-RZ to RZ format conversion using a MZI-SOA integrated switch
Author :
Meleiro, Rui ; Fonseca, Daniel ; Pina, José ; Castro, Jorge ; André, Paulo ; Monteiro, Paulo
Author_Institution :
Siemens Networks SA, Amadora
Abstract :
Error free carrier suppressed return-to-zero (CS-RZ) to return-to-zero (RZ) modulation and wavelength conversion at 40 Gb/s is demonstrated using a SOA based Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI-SOA) integrated switch. CS-RZ to RZ conversion penalty is only 0.3 dB larger than that of RZ wavelength conversion, under the same MZI-SOA operating conditions.
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; optical switches; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; CS-RZ to RZ format conversion; MZI-SOA integrated switch; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; error free carrier suppressed return-to-zero; wavelength conversion; Bit error rate; Nonlinear optics; Optical control; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical wavelength conversion; Repeaters; Switches; Wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics - Pacific Rim, 2007. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1173-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1174-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2007.4391251
