An all-optical wavelength-converter with semiconductor optical amplifiers monolithically integrated in an asymmetric passive Mach-Zehnder interferometer

Ratovelomanana, F.; Vodjdani, N.; Enard, A.; Glastre, G.; Rondi, D.; Blondeau, R.; Jœrgensen, C.; Durhuus, T.; Mikkelsen, B.; Stubkjaer, K.E.; Jourdan, A.; Soulage, G.

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“…Clearly, this operation principle with the input signal entering both SOA's complicates the adjustment and control of the interferometer. Nevertheless, fine performance has been obtained with this device structure [50].…”

Section: Interferometric Wavelength Convertersmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…In these converters the cross phase modulation is translated into an intensity modulation by placing the SOA's in the arms of interferometers typically with MZI or MI configuration [31]- [36], [42], [50]- [54]. SOA's are preferred to optical fiber as the nonlinear element due to the higher nonlinear refractive index and the compact and stable devices that result.…”

Section: Interferometric Wavelength Convertersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The MZI converter was first realized in an asymmetric version [50] that differs from the symmetric MZI in Fig. 11(a) by having only one optical input.…”

Section: Interferometric Wavelength Convertersmentioning

confidence: 99%

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All-optical wavelength conversion at bit rates above 10 Gb/s using semiconductor optical amplifiers

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IEEE J. Select. Topics Quantum Electron.

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All-optical wavelength conversion at bit rates above 10 Gb/s using semiconductor optical amplifiers

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IEEE J. Select. Topics Quantum Electron.

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“…Alternatively, for XPM wavelength conversion the active element could use two SOA's in a Mach-Zehnder Interferometric (MZI) configuration, as shown in Fig. 1(e) [12], [13]. The active element shown in Fig.…”

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Tunable optical wavelength converters with reconfigurable functionality

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Tucker

1997

IEEE J. Select. Topics Quantum Electron.

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We propose novel circuits for tunable all-optical wavelength converters with reconfigurable functionality. Circuits for wavelength converters based on cross-gain modulation (XGM) and cross-phase modulation (XPM) in semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOA's) are considered, for both copropagating and counterpropagating pump and probe signals. The circuits use arrayed-waveguide grating multiplexers (AWGM's) to filter and route signals in and out of the SOA's. The AWGM's minimize the component count in the circuits and may lead to future integration of wavelength converters. We experimentally demonstrate a XGM wavelength converter with copropagating pump and probe signals and report its bit-error-rate (BER) performance at 2.5 Gb/s.

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“…The speed of the wavelength conversion can also be enhanced by using two cascaded SOAs, called 'Turbo-Switch' (Manning et al, 2006). Wavelength conversion can also be achieved by arranging two or more SOAs in the MZI configuration (Ratovelomanana et al, 1995, Durhuus et al, 1994, Idler et al, 1995, as shown in Fig. 8.…”

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confidence: 99%