Optoelectronics Letters, Volume. 8, Issue 1, 56(2012)

Theoretical study of all-optical NRZ to RZ format conversion with tunable pulse width based on XPM in a silicon waveguide

Bo-lin ZHANG and Mu-ping SONG*
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  • Department of Information Science and Electronic Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China
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    An all-optical format conversion from non-return-to-zero (NRZ) to return-to-zero (RZ) is presented based on cross-phase modulation (XPM) in a silicon waveguide with a detuned optical bandpass filter (OBPF). The simulation results show that the tunable bandwidth of the OBPF leads to RZ signals with tunable pulse width. The conversion efficiency (CE) and the pattern effect of the RZ signal are attributed to the parameters of the pump pulse and the OBPF. The converted RZ signal exhibits lower timing jitter than the NRZ signal.

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    ZHANG Bo-lin, SONG Mu-ping. Theoretical study of all-optical NRZ to RZ format conversion with tunable pulse width based on XPM in a silicon waveguide[J]. Optoelectronics Letters, 2012, 8(1): 56

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    Paper Information

    Received: Aug. 30, 2011

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 12, 2017

    The Author Email: Mu-ping SONG (songmp@zju.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.1007/s11801-012-1114-3

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