A demonstration is presented of 10 Gbit/s 2R regenerative wavelength up- and down-conversion within the C-band as well as up-conversion to the L-band using a monolithically integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer module with semiconductor optical amplifiers (MZI-SOAs). The converted output signals exhibit very low noise and chirp which is accompanied by a negative power penalty.
Inspec keywords: wavelength division multiplexing; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical fibre communication
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Subjects: Multiplexing and switching in optical communication; Optical fibre networks; Optical harmonic generation, frequency conversion, parametric oscillation and amplification; Semiconductor lasers
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