Title :
S, C, L-band signal transmission by widely tunable pulse source using a single SOA-based wavelength converter
Author :
Matsuura, Motoharu ; Taguchi, Masayoshi ; Kishi, Naoto
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Commun. Eng., Univ. of Electro-Commun., Chofu
Abstract :
A widely tunable pulse source using broadband SOA-based wavelength converter is proposed. We demonstrate 20-km transmission experiment using the generated signal in the wavelength range of 1460 nm to 1610 nm.
Keywords :
infrared sources; optical communication equipment; optical pulse generation; optical tuning; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; C-band; L-band; S-band; SOA-based wavelength converter; broadband SOA; distance 20 km; frequency 1 GHz to 8 GHz; pulse train generation; signal transmission; wavelength 1460 nm to 1610 nm; widely tunable pulse source; Clocks; L-band; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal generators; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688623
