[WF2] Optical Signal Functionalization IV

[WF2-5] 56 Gb/s All-Optical Wavelength Conversion based on a Photonic Integrated Turbo-Switch

Adnan A. E. Hajomer¹, Francesca Bontempi², Nicola Andriolli³, Claudio Porzi³, Weisheng Hu¹, Xulein Yang¹, 〇Giampiero Contestabile³ (¹Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ., China, ²CNIT, Italy, ³Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna, Italy)

キーワード：Photonic integrated technologies for compact and low power consumption switching subsystems and modules , Photonic integrated circuits, Semiconductor optical amplifiers

On-chip all-optical wavelength conversion of 56 Gbit/s non-return-to-zero signals in an integrated SOA-based turbo-switch is demonstrated. A power penalty of 2.6 dB (5 dB) at BER of 10^-6 is achieved for down- (up-) conversion.