40-Gb/s NRZ wavelength conversion with 3R regeneration using an EA modulator and SOA polarization-discriminating delay interferometer

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 337-339

  Chung, Hwan Seok ^a   Inohara, Ryo ^b   Nishimura, Kohsuke ^b   Usami, Masashi ^b  

^a Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI)   (South Korea)

^b KDDI R AND D LABORATORIES INC   (Japan)

Author keywords

3R regeneration; All optical devices; Nonreturn to zero (NRZ); Semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOA); Wavelength converter

Indexed keywords

ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATORS; INTERFEROMETERS; INTERFEROMETRY; JITTER; LIGHT AMPLIFIERS; MODULATION; OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; POLARIZATION; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; TIMING JITTER;

3R REGENERATION; ALL-OPTICAL DEVICES; DELAY INTERFEROMETER; EA MODULATORS; ELECTRO-ABSORPTION; NON-RETURN TO ZERO; NONRETURN-TO-ZERO (NRZ); OPTICAL SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; OPTICAL-; RECEIVER SENSITIVITY; ROOT MEAN SQUARE; SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS (SOA); TIMING JITTERS; WAVELENGTH CONVERSION; WAVELENGTH CONVERTER; WAVELENGTH CONVERTERS;

LIGHT MODULATORS;

EID: 35148849453     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2005.861963     Document Type: Article

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