Manning, RJ, Yang, X, Webb, RP, Giller, R, Gunning, FCG, Ellis, AD;

2006

May

2006 Optical Fiber Communication Conference/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, Vols 1-6

The 'Turbo-Switch' - A Novel Technique to Increase The High-Speed Response of Soas For Wavelength Conversion

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A new scheme for wavelength conversion employing two semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) results in substantially higher speed and reduced data-patterning effects. Error-free conversion at 170.4Gbit/s is demonstrated. (c) 2005 Optical Society of America..