Title :
Elimination of pattern dependence in a semiconductor-optical-amplifier wavelength converter using a fiber grating
Author :
Mahgerefteh, Daniel ; Cho, Pak ; Goldhar, Julius ; Burdge, Geoffrey L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Maryland Univ., College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
The pattern dependence of a semiconductor-optical-amplifier wavelength converter is eliminated using a fiber grating. We demonstrate error-free conversion of 10 Gb/s NRZ data with an amplifier that showed an error floor at 10-5 BER when used alone
Keywords :
broadband networks; 10 Gbit/s; BER; Gb/s NRZ data; broadband optical fibre networks; error floor; error-free conversion; fiber grating; pattern dependence; semiconductor-optical-amplifier wavelength converter;
Conference_Titel :
Integrated Optics and Optical Fibre Communications, 11th International Conference on, and 23rd European Conference on Optical Communications (Conf. Publ. No.: 448)
Conference_Location :
Edinburgh
Print_ISBN :
0-85296-697-0
DOI :
10.1049/cp:19971470
