Title :
10 Gb/s RZ to NRZ format conversion using a semiconductor-optical-amplifier/fiber-Bragg-grating wavelength converter
Author :
Cho, Pak S. ; Mahgerefteh, Daniel ; Goldhar, Julius
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Maryland Univ., College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
We report operation of a non-interferometric semiconductor-optical-amplifier/fiber-Bragg hybrid device for simultaneous RZ to NRZ data format and wavelength conversion. Error-free conversion to non-inverted NRZ data is achieved at 10 Gb/s
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; optical frequency conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; Gb/s RZ to NRZ format conversion; error-free conversion; fiber-Bragg-grating wavelength converter; non-inverted NRZ data; noninterferometric semiconductor-optical-amplifier/fiber-Bragg hybrid device; semiconductor-optical-amplifier; simultaneous RZ to NRZ data formatted wavelength conversion; Band pass filters; Finite impulse response filter; Gratings; Optical fiber couplers; Optical interferometry; Optical signal processing; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Wavelength converters;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732588
