Novel Optical Wavelength Converter based on EAM for High Bit Rate DWDM Networks

We report on a novel optical wavelength converter based on an electro-absorption modulator and a band-pass filter. This original and simple configuration demonstrates efficient wavelength conversion at 40 Gbps rate.

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Main Authors: El Dahdah, N., Coquille, R., Charbonnier, B., Pincemin, E., Kazmierski, C., Aubin, G., Ramdane, A.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Band pass filters
Bit rate
Optical fiber networks
Optical filters
Optical modulation
Optical saturation
Optical signal processing
Optical wavelength conversion
Probes
Wavelength division multiplexing
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Summary:We report on a novel optical wavelength converter based on an electro-absorption modulator and a band-pass filter. This original and simple configuration demonstrates efficient wavelength conversion at 40 Gbps rate.
DOI:10.1109/CLEOPR.2005.1569500