Title :
Four WDM channel NRZ to RZ format conversion using a single semiconductor laser amplifier
Author :
Noel, L. ; Shan, X. ; Ellis, A.D.
Author_Institution :
ISIM, Univ. des Sci. et Tech. du Languedoc, Montpellier, France
fDate :
2/16/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Multiwavelength channel NRZ to RZ format conversion using a single semiconductor laser amplifier is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. Bit-error-rate measurement of four 10 Gbit/s converted RZ signal channels has confirmed that no noticeable error floor existed
Keywords :
digital communication; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibres; optical solitons; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; NRZ to RZ format conversion; WDM channel; bit-error-rate measurement; converted RZ signal channels; error floor; multiwavelength channel format conversion; semiconductor laser amplifier;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19950218