Wavelength Conversion Characteristics of SOA-MZI Based All-Optical NRZ-OOK/RZ-BPSK Modulation Format Converter

Suresh M. NISSANKA; Ken MISHINA; Akihiro MARUTA; Shunsuke MITANI; Kazuyuki ISHIDA; Katsuhiro SHIMIZU; Tatsuo HATTA; Ken-ichi KITAYAMA

doi:10.1093/ietcom/e91-b.7.2160

Joint Special Section on Opto-electronics and Communications toward NGN and beyond

Wavelength Conversion Characteristics of SOA-MZI Based All-Optical NRZ-OOK/RZ-BPSK Modulation Format Converter

Suresh M. NISSANKA, Ken MISHINA, Akihiro MARUTA, Shunsuke MITANI, Kazuyuki ISHIDA, Katsuhiro SHIMIZU, Tatsuo HATTA, Ken-ichi KITAYAMA

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Suresh M. NISSANKA
Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers
Ken MISHINA
Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
Akihiro MARUTA
Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers
Shunsuke MITANI
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers
Kazuyuki ISHIDA
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers
Katsuhiro SHIMIZU
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers
Tatsuo HATTA
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers
Ken-ichi KITAYAMA
Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University
The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers

Keywords: semiconductor optical amplifier, modulation format converter, wavelength converter, Mach-Zehnder interferometer, Binary Phase Shift Keying (BPSK)

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2008 Volume E91.B Issue 7 Pages 2160-2164

DOI https://doi.org/10.1093/ietcom/e91-b.7.2160

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Abstract

All-optical wavelength conversion and modulation format conversion will be needed in the next generation high-speed optical communication networks. We have proposed and successfully demonstrated the error free operation of all-optical modulation format conversion from NRZ-OOK to RZ-BPSK using SOA based MZI wavelength converter. In this paper, we experimentally investigate the wavelength conversion characteristics of the proposed NRZ-OOK/RZ-BPSK modulation format converter. The results show that error free modulation format conversion is possible over the entire C band.

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