Title :
160 Gbit/s SOA all-optical wavelength converter and assessment of its regenerative properties
Author :
Leuthold, J. ; Möller, L. ; Jaques, J. ; Cabot, S. ; Zhang, L. ; Bernasconi, P. ; Cappuzzo, M. ; Gomez, L. ; Laskowski, E. ; Chen, E. ; Wong-Foy, A. ; Griffin, A.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ, USA
fDate :
4/29/2004 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The retiming and reshaping properties of a 160 Gbit/s all-optical wavelength converter based on a semiconductor optical amplifier gating delay interferometer configuration is investigated. 160 Gbit/s operation is performed with as little as -3.5 dBm input signal.
Keywords :
interferometers; optical communication equipment; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; timing; 160 Gbit/s; SOA; all-optical wavelength converter; gating delay interferometer configuration; regenerative properties; reshaping properties; retiming properties; semiconductor optical amplifier;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20040326
