Abstract
We present a novel design for all-optical conversion from wavelength-hopping time-spreading to non-return-to-zero format using wavelength converters based on semiconductor optical amplifiers. The multi-pulse nature of the wavelength-hopping time-spreading signal is utilized to achieve efficient, high-performance format conversion without pulse replication. The operation is demonstrated with a power penalty of 1 dB. A novel, complete design for interfacing wavelength-hopping time-spreading networks to WDM networks is also presented.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 27-31 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Optics Communications |
Volume | 262 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 1 2006 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Keywords
- Access networks
- CDMA
- Format conversion
- semiconductor optical amplifiers