• DocumentCode
    868623
  • Title

    4×40 Gbit/s transmission in 500 km long, dispersion-managed link, with in-line all-optical wavelength conversion

  • Author

    Schiffini, A. ; Paoletti, A. ; Griggio, P. ; Minzioni, P. ; Contestabile, G. ; D´Ottavi, A. ; Martelli, F.

  • Author_Institution
    Pirelli Labs S.p.a., Milano, Italy
  • Volume
    38
  • Issue
    24
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    11/21/2002 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1558
  • Lastpage
    1560
  • Abstract
    Transmission of 4×40 Gbit/s channels over a 5×100 km dispersion-managed link with in-line wavelength conversion of one channel is reported. Polarisation-independent conversion is demonstrated exploiting four-wave mixing in semiconductor optical amplifiers. Error-free operation after conversion and propagation is shown over both G.655 and G.652 fibres.
  • Keywords
    multiwave mixing; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 160 Gbit/s; 4×40 Gbit/s transmission; 40 Gbit/s; 500 km; G.652 fibres; G.655 fibres; broadband electro-absorption modulator; dispersion-managed link; error-free operation; four-wave mixing; in-line all-optical wavelength conversion; polarisation-independent conversion; polarisation-maintaining fibre coupler; semiconductor optical amplifiers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20020962
  • Filename
    1106115