80 Gbit/s all-optical regenerative wavelength conversionusing semiconductor optical amplifier based interferometer
- 19 August 1999
- journal article
- Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters
- Vol. 35 (17) , 1477-1478
- https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19990976
Abstract
80 Gbit/s all-optical regenerative wavelength conversion is demonstrated using a data driven interferometric switch incorporating a semiconductor optical amplifier. Error free operation is achieved for 231 – 1 pattern lengths with switching powers of only 200 fJ. Furthermore, the interferometer is insensitive to the polarisation state of the driving data signal.Keywords
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