DocumentCode
633274
Title
A monolithically integrated all-optical wavelength converter
Author
Faralli, Stefano ; Andriolli, N. ; Bontempi, F. ; Contestabile, G.
Author_Institution
Scuola Superiore Sant Anna, Pisa, Italy
fYear
2013
fDate
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We report the fabrication and characterization of an InP monolithically integrated optical circuit for all-optical wavelength-conversion. The device is based on double stage cross-gain-modulation/compression in SOAs. We experimentally demonstrate 10 Gb/s operation with low power penalty.
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; indium compounds; integrated optics; optical communication equipment; optical frequency conversion; optical modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; InP; SOA; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; double stage cross gain compression; double stage cross gain modulation; monolithically integrated all-optical wavelength converter; monolithically integrated optical circuit; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Band-pass filters; Bit error rate; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Wavelength measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference held jointly with 2013 International Conference on Photonics in Switching (OECC/PS), 2013 18th
Conference_Location
Kyoto
Type
conf
Filename
6597409
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