title: Ultrahigh-speed and widely tunable wavelength conversion based on cross-gain modulation in a quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifier.
abstract: We present ultrahigh-speed and full C-band tunable wavelength conversions using cross-gain modulation in a quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifier (QD-SOA). In this study, we successfully demonstrated error-free 320-Gbit/s operation of an all-optical wavelength converter (AOWC) using the QD-SOA for the first time. We also demonstrated full C-band tunable operation of the AOWC in the wavelength range between 1535 nm and 1565 nm at a bit rate of 160-Gbit/s.
authors.affiliation: COBRA Research Institute, Eindhoven University of Technology, P. O. Box 513, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. m.matsuura@uec.ac.jp
authors.forename: Motoharu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsuura
authors.forename: Oded
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Raz
authors.forename: Fausto
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gomez-Agis
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Calabretta
authors.forename: Harm J S
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Dorren