Title :
A novel photonic integrated regenerator
Author :
Andriolli, N. ; Bontempi, F. ; Faralli, Stefano ; Ciaramella, E. ; Contestabile, G.
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant´Anna, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
We demonstrate a novel InP-PIC for all-optical regeneration. The PIC exploits cross-gain compression in SOA obtaining, at the same time, wavelength-preserving regeneration and wavelength conversion. 10 Gb/s operation is shown by Q-factor and BER improvement.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; Q-factor; error statistics; indium compounds; integrated optoelectronics; optical repeaters; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; BER; InP; InP-PIC; Q-factor; SOA; all-optical regeneration; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; cross-gain compression; photonic integrated regenerator; wavelength conversion; wavelength-preserving regeneration; Bit error rate; Integrated optics; Optical fibers; Optical noise; Repeaters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
