Title :
Low input power (-10 dBm) SOA-PLC hybrid integrated wavelength converter and its 8-slot equipment
Author :
Sato, R. ; Ito, T. ; Magari, K. ; Inoue, Y. ; Ogawa, I. ; Kasahara, R. ; Okamoto, M. ; Tohmori, Y. ; Suzuki, Y. ; Ishihara, N.
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
We successfully achieved -10 dBm signal power and -10 dBm CW power operation using a hybrid integrated wavelength converter at 10 Gb/s without an optical preamplifier. Clear eye opening and a low power penalty less than 1 dB were achieved for all 8 slots.
Keywords :
integrated optoelectronics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical planar waveguides; optical wavelength conversion; phase modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 10 Gbit/s; SOA; all-optical wavelength converter; cross-phase modulation; hybrid integrated optics; planar lightwave circuit; semiconductor optical amplifier; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical variables control; Optical wavelength conversion; Preamplifiers; Programmable control; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.989114
