Title :
Monolithically integrated parallel amplifiers structure for filter-free wavelength conversion
Author :
Shibata, Yasuo ; Kikuchi, Nobuhiro ; Oku, Satoshi ; Ito, Toshio ; Okamoto, Hiroshi ; Kawaguchi, Yoshihiro ; Suzuki, Yasuhiro ; Kondo, Yasuhiro
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
Parallel amplifiers structure (PAS) is proposed for filter-free wavelength conversion based on the cross-gain-modulation of a semiconductor optical amplifier. The PAS is a Mach-Zehnder interferometer having a polarization insensitive semiconductor optical amplifier in each arm, and was fabricated monolithically by butt-coupling of high-mesa and buried waveguides. Filter-free wavelength conversion in the co-propagative made is demonstrated at a bit rate of 10 Gbit/s using the fabricated PAS. Clear eye opening and a power penalty as low as 0.9 dB were achieved
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optics; optical modulation; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 10 Gbit/s; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; buried waveguide; butt coupling; clear eye opening; co-propagative made; cross-gain modulation; filter-free wavelength conversion; high-mesa waveguide; monolithic integration; parallel amplifiers structure; power penalty; semiconductor optical amplifier; Dry etching; Fabrication; Indium phosphide; Optical amplifiers; Optical filters; Optical polarization; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Propagation losses; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Indium Phosphide and Related Materials, 2001. IPRM. IEEE International Conference On
Conference_Location :
Nara
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6700-6
DOI :
10.1109/ICIPRM.2001.929220
