80 Gbit/s wavelength conversion using MQW electroabsorption modulator in delayed-interferometric configuration
80 Gbit/s wavelength conversion using MQW electroabsorption modulator in delayed-interferometric configuration
- Author(s): K. Nishimura ; R. Inohara ; M. Tsurusawa ; M. Usami
- DOI: 10.1049/el:20030515
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- Author(s): K. Nishimura 1 ; R. Inohara 1 ; M. Tsurusawa 1 ; M. Usami 1
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1: KDDI R&D Laboratories Inc., Kamifukuoka, Japan
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Affiliations:
1: KDDI R&D Laboratories Inc., Kamifukuoka, Japan
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Volume 39, Issue 10,
15 May 2003,
p.
792 – 794
DOI: 10.1049/el:20030515 , Print ISSN 0013-5194, Online ISSN 1350-911X
Absorption recovery time and cross-phase modulation characteristics of an MQW electroabsorption modulator (EAM) were experimentally analysed. 80 Gbit/s error-free operation of a wavelength converter using MQW EAM in delayed-interferometer configuration was demonstrated for the first time.
Inspec keywords: optical wavelength conversion; optical communication equipment; digital communication; light interferometers; electro-optical modulation; quantum well devices; electroabsorption
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Subjects: Electro-optical devices; Optical harmonic generation, frequency conversion, parametric oscillation and amplification; Optical communication equipment
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