• DocumentCode
    2299532
  • Title

    All-optical modulation format conversion from 4-channels NRZ-OOK to RZ-16QAM using SOA-MZI wavelength converters

  • Author

    Hisano, Daisuke ; Maruta, Akihiro ; Kitayama, Ken-ichi

  • Author_Institution
    Grad. Sch. of Eng., Osaka Univ., Suita, Japan
  • fYear
    2012
  • fDate
    23-27 Sept. 2012
  • Firstpage
    106
  • Lastpage
    107
  • Abstract
    We propose an all-optical modulation format converter in which 4-channels NRZ-OOK signals can be converted to RZ-16QAM. The converter consists of two SOA-MZI based OOK to 4ASK converters and a single SOA for offset compensation.
  • Keywords
    Mach-Zehnder interferometers; amplitude shift keying; optical modulation; optical wavelength conversion; quadrature amplitude modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 4-channel NRZ-OOK signals; OOK-4ASK converters; RZ-16 QAM; SOA-MZI wavelength converters; all-optical modulation format conversion; offset compensation; Modulation; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Probes; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Burlingame, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0731-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358511
  • Filename
    6358511