Abstract
A widely tunable wavelength converter utilizing a separate absorption
and modulation configuration and only dc bias connections is demonstrated.
The device integrates an SG-DBR laser with a traveling-wave electroabsorption
modulator and an optically pre-amplified receiver and introduces a simplified
bias scheme by the inclusion of passive resistor and capacitor circuit elements.
We discuss a the design of these passive elements and their compatibility
with fabrication of photonic integrated circuits. The device demonstrates
over 12 GHz optical bandwidth and error free 10 Gb/s wavelength conversion
is achieved with less than 2.5 dB power penalty over 25 nm of output tuning.
© 2008 IEEE
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