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Optics Express

  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 19, Iss. 6 — Mar. 14, 2011
  • pp: 5134–5142

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80 Gb/s wavelength conversion using a quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifier and optical filtering

Christian Meuer, Carsten Schmidt-Langhorst, René Bonk, Holger Schmeckebier, Dejan Arsenijević, Gerrit Fiol, Andrey Galperin, Juerg Leuthold, Colja Schubert, and Dieter Bimberg  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue 6, pp. 5134-5142 (2011)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.005134


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Abstract

Wavelength conversion of 40 Gb/s and 80 Gb/s return-to-zero on-off-keying signals using a quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifier in combination with a delay interferometer as subsequent filter is demonstrated. The performance of the 80 Gb/s wavelength converter measured in terms of the bit-error ratio demonstrated here is the highest reported up to now for quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifiers. The typical fast gain dynamics manifests itself in open eye diagrams of the converted signal. The slow phase dynamics of the carrier reservoir however induces severe patterning and requires compensation. Adaptation of the free-spectral range of the delay interferometer is necessary in order to mitigate these phase effects and to achieve error-free wavelength conversion.

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OCIS Codes
(230.4320) Optical devices : Nonlinear optical devices
(250.5980) Optoelectronics : Semiconductor optical amplifiers
(230.7405) Optical devices : Wavelength conversion devices
(250.5590) Optoelectronics : Quantum-well, -wire and -dot devices

ToC Category:
Optoelectronics

History
Original Manuscript: December 20, 2010
Revised Manuscript: February 14, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: February 18, 2011
Published: March 3, 2011

Citation
Christian Meuer, Carsten Schmidt-Langhorst, René Bonk, Holger Schmeckebier, Dejan Arsenijević, Gerrit Fiol, Andrey Galperin, Juerg Leuthold, Colja Schubert, and Dieter Bimberg, "80 Gb/s wavelength conversion using a quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifier and optical filtering," Opt. Express 19, 5134-5142 (2011)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-19-6-5134


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