Wavelength chirping in wavelength conversion of 10 Gb/s signal with semiconductor laser converter

Hiroaki Sanjoh, Hiroyasu Mawatari, Hiroyuki Ishii, Hiroshi Yasaka, Yuzo Yoshikuni, Kunishige Oe

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Abstract

The chirping effects of wavelength converted 10 Gb/s signals in semiconductor wavelength converter on the waveform degradation after optical fiber transmission are investigated. The 10 Gb/s converted signal can be transmitted over 100 km with less than 2 dB power penalty in the converted wavelength region of 1.524 to 1.564 μm when a broadly tunable SSG-DBR laser wavelength converter and a dispersion shifted fiber are used. It is also discussed how waveform degradation can be reduced when linewidth enhancement factor (α-parameter) of semiconductor laser wavelength converter is reduced by using modulation-doped strained MQW DFB lasers.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)296-298
Number of pages3
JournalIEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume8
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1996 Feb
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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