Error-free 320-to-40-Gbit/s optical demultiplexing based on blueshift filtering in a quantum dot semiconductor optical amplifier

M. Matsuura, O. Raz, F. Gomez-Agis, N. Calabretta, H.J.S. Dorren

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Abstract

We present an ultrahigh-speed optical demultiplexing concept based on optical blue-shift filtering in a quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifier (QD-SOA). Using a simple scheme, a QD-SOA and an optical bandpass filter, we have successfully achieved error-free operations at 40¿¿Gbit/s on all the extracted tributaries from an aggregated traffic at 320¿¿Gbit/s .
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)238-240
Number of pages2
JournalOptics Letters
Volume38
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013

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