DocumentCode
796625
Title
Polarity-preserving SOA-based wavelength conversion at 40 Gbit/s using bandpass filtering
Author
Nielsen, M.L. ; Lavigne, B. ; Dagens, B.
Author_Institution
Res. Center COM, Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Volume
39
Issue
18
fYear
2003
Firstpage
1334
Lastpage
1335
Abstract
All-optical wavelength conversion is demonstrated at 40 Gbit/s, using a single SOA and a bandpass filter. The scheme is very simple, requires a record low switching energy of ∼3 fJ, and preserves data format and polarity.
Keywords
band-pass filters; optical filters; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 3 fJ; 40 Gbit/s; all-optical wavelength conversion; data format; data polarity; optical bandpass filter; semiconductor optical amplifier; switching energy;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:20030855
Filename
1234628
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