All-optical Mach-Zehnder wavelength converter with monolithically integrated DFB probe source

被引:40
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作者
Spiekman, LH [1 ]
Koren, U [1 ]
Chien, MD [1 ]
Miller, BI [1 ]
Wiesenfeld, JM [1 ]
Perino, JS [1 ]
机构
[1] AT&T BELL LABS,RES,HOLMDEL,NJ 07733
关键词
distributed-feedback lasers; integrated optoelectronics; optical communication; semiconductor optical amplifiers;
D O I
10.1109/68.623259
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
The first interferometric wavelength converter with an integrated continuous-wave (CW) probe source is presented. The two-port device operates independent of polarization for a broad range of input wavelengths. The input dynamic range is enhanced by an integrated input preamplifier. Input powers as low as -5.4 dBm in the fiber are converted with penalties as low as 0.6 dB at a bitrate of 2.5 Gb/s. The device is shown to operate with the same low penalty for same-wavelength operation as well. The chirp parameter a is measured to be 2 for wavelength conversion. No chirp is added to the input signal for same-wavelength operation.
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页码:1349 / 1351
页数:3
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