Dynamic operation of a three-port, integrated Mach-Zehnder wavelength converter
- 1 September 1995
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
- Vol. 7 (9) , 995-997
- https://doi.org/10.1109/68.414680
Abstract
Wavelength conversion using semiconductor optical amplifiers monolithically integrated in a three-part Mach-Zehnder configuration is achieved for data rates of 1 and 2.5 Gb/s. The three-port configuration allows efficient use of pump signal power, as well as counter-propagation of pump and converted signals, eliminating the need for a filter. Operation of the device at 5 Gb/s in a two-port configuration is also achieved. Dynamic extinction ratios larger than 13 dB, as well as both data-inverting and noninverting operation are demonstrated.Keywords
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