Abstract
An optimised all-active Mach-Zehnder wavelength converter is presented. At 10Gbit/s, a conversion penalty of ldB is reached at an input signal power of -10dBm. The signal power dynamic range is at least 15dB with on-chip signal preamplifier current control.
© 1999 Optical Society of America
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