Title :
All-optical demultiplexing and wavelength conversion in an electroabsorption modulator
Author :
Oxenløwe, L.K. ; Hilliger, E. ; Tersigni, A. ; Nik, A.N. ; Højfeldt, S. ; Romstad, F. ; Yvind, K. ; Skovgaard, P.M.W. ; Hoppe, K. ; Hanberg, J.
Author_Institution :
Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
Cross-absorption modulation in an all electroabsorption modulator is utilised to perform 80/10 Gb/s all-optical demultiplexing. An improvement in receiver sensitivity at 10 Gb/s is demonstrated when wavelength converting.
Keywords :
demultiplexing; electro-optical modulation; optical fibre communication; optical receivers; optical wavelength conversion; 10 Gbit/s; 40 Gbit/s; 80 Gbit/s; all-optical demultiplexing; cross-absorption modulation; electroabsorption modulator; receiver sensitivity; wavelength conversion; Absorption; Demultiplexing; Fiber lasers; Laser modes; Optical attenuators; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes; Pulse modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.989127
