BER measurements of frequency converted signalsusingfour-wave mixing in a semiconductor laser amplifier at 1, 2.5, 5 and 10 Gbit/s
- 17 February 1994
- journal article
- Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters
- Vol. 30 (4) , 338-339
- https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19940219
Abstract
Error free frequency conversion over 500 GHZ at bit rates from 1 to 10 Gbit/s is achieved in a semiconductor laser amplifier. The signal waveforms and BER performance indicate that the frequency converted signals are unaffected by the ultrafast conversion process.Keywords
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