Title :
16 nm tunable DBR-SOA compatible with 10 Gb/s packet switching
Author :
Debregeas-Sillard, H. ; Goix, M. ; Provost, J.G. ; Carpentier, D. ; Landreau, J. ; Brenot, R.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Thales III-V Lab., Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
We present a 22 mW-16nm tunable DBR-SOA, robust and simple to control. Less than 12 ns tuning speed is obtained by electrical pattern optimisation, and 10 Gb/s reconfigurable wavelength conversion compatible with packet switching is demonstrated.
Keywords :
distributed Bragg reflector lasers; laser tuning; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical wavelength conversion; packet switching; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 10 Gbit/s; 22 mW; electrical pattern optimisation; packet switching; tunable DBR-SOA; wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
