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New wavelength converter for optical NRZ data signal using SOA-loop-mirror

반도체 광 증폭기가 삽입된 광섬유 루프 미러를 이용한 NRZ 데이터에 대한 새로운 파장 변환기

  • Lee, Hyuek-Jae (Division of Information and Communication, Kyungnam University)
  • 이혁재 (경남대학교, 정보통신공학부)
  • Published : 2005.02.01
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Abstract

In this paper, a new wavelength converter using an SOA(Semiconductor Optical Amplifier)-loop-mirror for NRZ(NonReturn to Zero) optical data has been proposed and experimentally demonstrated. Conventional nonlinear fiber-loop-mirror methods can perform RZ-to-RZ, NRZ-to-RZ, and RZ-to-NRZ data format conversion, but NRZ-to-NRZ conversion has not been demonstrated until now. The experiment for the conversion from a 1300 nm NRZ data signal at 1.5 Gbps to a 1550 nm NRZ data one is successfully performed using a fiber-loop-mirror with 1300 nm-SOA.

본 논문에서는 반도체 광 증폭기가 삽입된 광섬유 루프 미러를 이용한 NRZ(NonReturn to Zero) 데이터에 대한 새로운 파장 변환기를 제안하고 실험적으로 검증한다. 기존의 비선형 광섬유 루프 미러는 RZ-to-RZ, NRZ-to-RZ, 그리고 RZ-to-NRZ 데이터 형태 변환이 가능한데 반해, 아직까지 NRZ-to-NRZ 변환에 대해 제안된 바 없다. 본 논문에서는 1300 nm 대역 반도체 광 증폭기의 편광의존 이득 특성과 광섬유 루프 미러를 이용하여 1.5 Gbps 속도를 갖는 1300 nm 대역의 NRZ 데이터 신호를 1550 nm 대역의 NRZ 데이터 신호로 바꾸어 주는 NRZ-to-NRZ 파장 변환 실험을 성공적으로 수행하였다.

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