Title :
Simultaneous multi-wavelength conversion by double stage XGM in SOAs
Author :
Contestabile, Giampiero ; Calabretta, Nicola ; Proietti, Roberto ; Ciaramella, Ernesto
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
We obtain multi-wavelength conversion of an input 10 Gbit/s NRZ-signal to eight 200 GHz-spaced output channels using double stage XGM in SOAs. The obtained multicast signals show a moderate OSNR-penalty.
Keywords :
multicast communication; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; telecommunication channels; 10 Gbit/s; 1600 GHz; 200 GHz; NRZ-signal; OSNR-penalty; SOA; all-optical networks; double stage XGM; multicast signals; multiwavelength conversion; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Optical attenuators; Optical distortion; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Optical wavelength conversion; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9217-5
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2005.1547925
