Title :
Applications of SOAs in ultra-high speed optical networking
Author :
de Waardt, H. ; Tangdiongga, E. ; Liu, Y. ; Dorren, H.J.S. ; Khoe, G.D. ; Koonen, A.M.J.
Author_Institution :
Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven
Abstract :
Summary form only given. The use of SOA on high speed wavelength conversion and channel demultiplexing is reviewed. The use of SOA in a differentially mode operated interferometric structure is suggested to overcome slow recovery time during high speed wavelength conversion. An alternative, highly successful way to overcome the slow gain recovery speed of the SOA is to exploit the ultrafast chirp properties associated with the gain saturation in the SOA. Four wave mixing (FWM) process occurring in SOAs could also support higher bit rates.
Keywords :
chirp modulation; demultiplexing; high-speed optical techniques; multiwave mixing; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor lasers; SOA; bit rates; channel demultiplexing; differentially mode operated interferometric structure; four wave mixing; gain saturation; high speed wavelength conversion; recovery time; ultrafast chirp; ultrahigh speed optical networking; Chirp; Demultiplexing; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber networks; Optical interferometry; Optical mixing; Optical saturation; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386433
