Title :
10 Gbit=s RZ-OOK to BPSK format conversion by cross-phase modulation in single semiconductor optical amplifier
Author :
Astar, W. ; Carter, G.M.
Author_Institution :
Lab. for Phys. Sci., College Park MD
Abstract :
A simple and power-efficient, all-optical format conversion from 10 Gbit/s RZ-OOK to BPSK is demonstrated using a single semiconductor optical amplifier and optical bandpass filtering. A receiver sensitivity penalty of ~1 dB relative to baseline RZ-OOK was obtained for ~-0.17 nm filter detuning relative to the probe carrier wavelength
Keywords :
amplitude shift keying; band-pass filters; optical filters; optical modulation; phase shift keying; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 10 Gbit/s; BPSK; RZ-OOK; cross-phase modulation; format conversion; optical bandpass filtering; receiver sensitivity; semiconductor optical amplifier;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20062615
