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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2012 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Burlingame, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0731-5
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2012.6358511
