Repeated wavelength conversion of 10 Gbit/s signal usingwavelength-tunable semiconductor lasers |
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Authors: | Yasaka H. Ishii H. Yoshikuni Y. Oe K. |
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Affiliation: | NTT Opto-Electron. Labs., Kanagawa; |
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Abstract: | Repeated wavelength conversion of 10 Gbit/s pseudorandom non-return-to-zero signals is demonstrated using superstructure grating distributed Bragg reflector lasers operating in the 1.55-μm wavelength region. Error-free and very low-power-penalty wavelength conversion can be achieved in both first and second wavelength conversion for a fixed converted wavelength over a broad wavelength range from 1.486 to 1.573 μm (about 90-nm wide). The power penalty of the transmitted signal light through the first wavelength conversion device increases when the converted wavelength is switched from 1.544 to 1.573 μm periodically at a repetition frequency of 40 MHz. The increase in power penalty, however, is less than 6 dB even when the bit error rate is 10-12 |
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