• 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