Title :
Widely pulsewidth-tunable multiwavelength optical pulse generator with a single SOA-based delayed interferometric switch
Author :
Matsuura, Motoharu ; Kishi, Naoto ; Miki, Tetsuya
Author_Institution :
Electro-Commun. Univ., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We have demonstrated a pulsewidth-tunable multiwavelength pulse generation by a SOA-based switch. By adjusting the pulsewidth, the transmission performances of the generated signals can be improved in comparison with the conventional RZ and NRZ signals.
Keywords :
light interferometry; optical communication equipment; optical pulse generation; optical switches; optical tuning; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; SOA-based switch; WDM systems; delayed interferometric switch; multiwavelength pulse generation; optical pulse generator; pulsewidth adjustment; pulsewidth-tunable pulse generation; transmission performances;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
