Simultaneous wavelength conversion and RZ to NRZ format conversion at 40 Gbit/s is demonstrated by a monolithically integrated active Michelson interferometer. Excellent BER performance is reported for the first time for an integrated interferometric converter operating at 40 Gbit/s.
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