Wavelength conversion of a 40-Gb/s NRZ signal across the entire C-band by an asymmetric Sagnac loop

S. L. Jansen, Haim Chayet, Erel Granot, Shalva Ben Ezra, Dirk den van Borne, Peter M. Krummrich, David Chen, G. D. Khoe, H. De Waardt

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Abstract

A compact integrated all-optical wavelength converter based on an asymmetric Sagnac loop is demonstrated. We show that a 40-Gb/s nonreturn-to-zero data signal can be converted over the entire C-band employing an asymmetric Sagnac loop. Compared to the back-to-back configuration, a receiver sensitivity power penalty of less then 2.1 dB is measured for both up- and down-conversion.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2137-2139
Number of pages3
JournalIEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume17
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2005
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • All-optical devices
  • Fiber-optics communications
  • Semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs)

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