Title :
Novel Optical Wavelength Converter based on EAM for High Bit Rate DWDM Networks
Author :
El Dahdah, N. ; Coquillé, R. ; Charbonnier, B. ; Pincemin, E. ; Kazmierski, C. ; Aubin, G. ; Ramdane, A.
Author_Institution :
France Telecom R&D, France; nayla.eldahdah@francetelecom.com
Abstract :
We report on a novel optical wavelength converter based on an electro-absorption modulator and a band-pass filter. This original and simple configuration demonstrates efficient wavelength conversion at 40 Gbps rate.
Keywords :
Band pass filters; Bit rate; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical saturation; Optical signal processing; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2005. Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9242-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2005.1569500