Title :
All-optical multi-wavelength conversion of 10 Gbit/s NRZ/RZ signals based on SOA-MZI for WDM multicasting
Author :
Chung, H.S. ; Inohara, R. ; Nishimura, K. ; Usami, M.
Author_Institution :
KDDI R&D Labs. Inc., Saitama, Japan
fDate :
3/31/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An all-optical multi-wavelength converter using a semiconductor optical amplifier based Mach-Zehnder interferometer is proposed and demonstrated. The proposed scheme can accommodate both NRZ and RZ format. WDM multicasting is confirmed by transmission experiment using conventional singlemode fibre before and after the multi-wavelength converter.
Keywords :
multicast communication; optical fibre amplifiers; optical wavelength conversion; wavelength division multiplexing; IMRZ/RZ signals; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; SOA-MZI; WDM multicasting; all-optical multiwavelength conversion; multiwavelength converter; semiconductor optical amplifier; singlemode fibre;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20050053
