Title :
Interferometric photonic circuits for 2R optical regeneration
Author :
Morthier, Geert ; Merlier, Jan De ; Zhao, Mingshan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol., Ghent Univ., Belgium
Abstract :
This paper discusses two types of 2R all-optical signal regenerators. Both types can be fabricated as photonic integrated circuits that can exhibit very good static regeneration characteristics. More research is needed to optimise the regenerators for operation at high speed.
Keywords :
integrated optics; light interferometry; optical repeaters; 2R optical regeneration; all-optical signal regenerators; interferometric photonic circuits; photonic integrated circuits; static regeneration; Arm; Bit rate; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; Optical amplifiers; Optical interferometry; Optical pumping; Optical wavelength conversion; Photonic integrated circuits; Repeaters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1251896
