Abstract
We investigate and compare the regenerative capability of electro-optic wavelength converters based on electrically controlled external Mach-Zehnder (MZ) modulators and all-optical wavelength converters based on all-optically controlled external MZ modulators. The latter incorporates semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) as optically controlled phase shifters. Experiments demonstrate a 5-6 dB noise suppression capability for both the electro-optic and the all-optical implementation of the wavelength-converting regenerators. The performance can be further improved by cascading two converters resulting in 8 dB noise suppression. This is considered a realistic approach for the compact all-optical converter. The experiments are supported by detailed modeling
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Technical Digest Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit |
Publisher | IEEE |
Publication date | 1998 |
Pages | 103-105 |
ISBN (Print) | 1-55752-521-8 |
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Publication status | Published - 1998 |
Event | 1998 Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit - San Jose, CA, United States Duration: 22 Feb 1998 → 27 Feb 1998 http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/mostRecentIssue.jsp?punumber=5284 |
Conference
Conference | 1998 Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit |
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Country/Territory | United States |
City | San Jose, CA |
Period | 22/02/1998 → 27/02/1998 |
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