Title :
20 Gbit/s all-optical regeneration and wavelength conversion using SOA based interferometers
Author :
Raybon, G. ; Mikkelsen, B. ; Koren, U. ; Miller, B.I. ; Dreyer, K. ; Boivin, L. ; Chandrasekhar, S. ; Burrus, C.A.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol., AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
A novel optical translator that can perform 3R-regeneration and wavelength conversion of high-speed return-to-zero signals is demonstrated at 20 Gbit/s. Efficient retiming and bit-error-rate performance is measured using a Mach-Zehnder interferometer with integrated semiconductor optical amplifiers.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical frequency conversion; optical repeaters; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; 20 Gbit/s; 3R-regeneration; Gbit/s all-optical regeneration; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; SOA based interferometers; bit-error-rate performance; high-speed return-to-zero signals; integrated semiconductor optical amplifiers; optical translator; retiming; wavelength conversion; Clocks; Delay; Interferometers; Optical interferometry; Optical pulse generation; Optical variables control; Optical wavelength conversion; Repeaters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.765984
