Integrated all-active Mach-Zehnder wavelength converter with -10dBm signalsensitivity and 15dB dynamic range at 10Gbit/s

Authors
Janz, C Dagens, B Bisson, A Poingt, F Pommereau, F Gaborit, F Guillemot, I Renaud, M
Citation
C. Janz et al., Integrated all-active Mach-Zehnder wavelength converter with -10dBm signalsensitivity and 15dB dynamic range at 10Gbit/s, ELECTR LETT, 35(7), 1999, pp. 588-590
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Eletrical & Eletronics Engineeing
Journal title
ELECTRONICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
00135194 → ACNP
Volume
35
Issue
7
Year of publication
1999
Pages
588 - 590
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-5194(19990401)35:7<588:IAMWCW>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
An optimised all-active Mach-Zehnder wavelength converter is presented. At 10Gbit/s, a conversion penalty of 1 dB is reached at an input signal power of -10dBm. The signal power dynamic range is at least 15dB with on-chip sig nal preamplifier current control.