Wavelength conversion at 40Gbit/s via cross-gain modulation in distributed feedback laser integrated with semiconductor optical amplifier

M.F.C. Stephens; D. Nesset; K.A. Williams; A.E. Kelly; R.V. Penty; I.H. White; M.J. Fice

doi:10.1049/el:19991170

Wavelength conversion at 40Gbit/s via cross-gain modulation in distributed feedback laser integrated with semiconductor optical amplifier

M.F.C. Stephens, D. Nesset, K.A. Williams, A.E. Kelly, R.V. Penty, I.H. White, M.J. Fice

Aston Institute of Photonic Technologies (AiPT)

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Abstract

Wavelength conversion via cross-gain modulation is demonstrated for the first time at 40Gbit/s in a distributed feedback laser monolithically integrated with a semiconductor optical amplifier. A bit error rate penalty of 2.2dB at 10^-9 is reported for the operation.

Original language	English
Article number	6398561
Pages (from-to)	1762-1764
Number of pages	3
Journal	Electronics letters
Volume	35
Issue number	20
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19991170
Publication status	Published - Sept 1999

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Cited By (since 1996):11

Export Date: 20 March 2014

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CODEN: ELLEA

Language of Original Document: English

Correspondence Address: Stephens, M.F.C.; Nortel Networks plc, Devon, United Kingdom

References: Brackett, C.A., Is there an emerging consensus on WDM networking? (1996) J. Lightwave Technol., LT-14 (6), pp. 936-941; Ramamurthy, B., Mukherjee, B., Wavelength conversion in WDM networking (1998) IEEE J. Sel. Areas Commun., SAC-16 (7), pp. 1061-1073; Yoo, S.J.B., Wavelength conversion technologies for WDM network applications (1996) J. Lightwave Technol., LT-14 (6), pp. 955-966; Ellis, A.D., Kelly, A.E., Nesset, D., Pitcher, D., Moodie, D.G., Kashyap, R., Error free 100 Gbit/s wavelength conversion using grating assisted cross-gain modulation in 2 mm long semiconductor amplifier (1998) Electron. Lett., 34 (20), pp. 1958-1959; Yasaka, H., Sanjoh, H., Ishii, H., Yoshikuni, Y., Oe, K., Finely tunable wavelength conversion of high bit-rate signals by using a superstructure-grating distributed Bragg reflector laser (1997) J. Lightwave Technology, LT-15 (2), pp. 334-341; Stephens, M.F.C., Penty, R.V., White, I.H., Fice, M.J., Whiteaway, J.E.A., Saunders, R.A., Low input power wavelength conversion at 10Gb/s using an integrated amplifier/ DFB laser and subsequent transmission over 375km of fiber (1998) IEEE Photonics Technol. Lett., 10 (6), pp. 878-880; Cho, P.K., Mahgerefteh, D., Goldhar, J., Burdge, G.L., A high-performance semiconductor optical amplifier/fiber Bragg grating wavelength converter (1998) OFC'98, 2, pp. 247-248. , 22-27 February

Keywords

Bandpass filters
Bit error rate
Diffraction gratings
Distributed feedback lasers
Light amplifiers
Modulation
Phase shift
Semiconductor devices
Wavelength division multiplexing
Cross gain modulation
Semiconductor optical amplifier
Wavelength conversion
Signal processing

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Wavelength conversion at 40Gbit/s via cross-gain modulation in distributed feedback laser integrated with semiconductor optical amplifier

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