Monolithically integrated wavelength converter: Sagnac interferometer integrated with parallel-amplifier structure (SIPAS) and its application

Y. Suzuki1, T. Ito1, Y. Shibata1
1NTT Photonics Laboratories, Atsugi, Kanagawa, Japan

Tóm tắt

A Sagnac interferometer monolithically integrated with parallel-amplifier structure (SIPAS) is described. Filter-free wavelength conversion and full bit-rate conversion from 10-Gb/s random WDM channels to a 40-Gb/s channel were demonstrated.

Từ khóa

#Sagnac interferometers #Optical wavelength conversion #Optical filters #Phase modulation #Photonics #Bit rate #Optical signal processing #Semiconductor optical amplifiers #Wavelength conversion #Wavelength division multiplexing

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