Title :
Experimental demonstration of Gbit/s wavelength conversion based on cross gain modulation in cascaded semiconductor optical amplifiers
Author :
Yazaki, Tomonori ; Inohara, Ryo ; Nishimura, Kosuke ; Usami, Masashi
Author_Institution :
KDDI R&D Labs. Inc., Saitama, Japan
fDate :
31 May-4 June 2004
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrated 10 Gbit/s XGM based wavelength conversion by using cascaded SOAs adapting intentional loss in-between. The input power dynamic range toward lower level side was increased from 0.8 dB to 1.8 dB by cascading SOAs with the intermediate loss.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical losses; optical modulation; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 10 Gbit/s; cascaded SOA; cascaded semiconductor optical amplifiers; cross gain modulation; wavelength conversion; Dynamic range; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Extinction ratio; Optical attenuators; Optical filters; Optical losses; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Indium Phosphide and Related Materials, 2004. 16th IPRM. 2004 International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8595-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICIPRM.2004.1442658
