Chromatic dispersion monitoring of 80-Gb/s OTDM data signal via two-photon absorption in a semiconductor microcavity

K. Bondarczuk, P. J. Maguire, Liam P. Barry, J. O'Dowd, W. H. Guo, M. Lynch, A. L. Bradley, J. F. Donegan, H. Folliot

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Abstract

In this letter, a novel method of chromatic dispersion monitoring via two-photon absorption (TPA) is investigated. A specially designed semiconductor microcavity is employed as a TPA detector for monitoring data signals operating at rates up to 80 Gb/s. As the microcavity has a wavelength-dependent response, a single device can be used to monitor multiple channels in a multiwavelength optical telecommunication system.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)21-23
Number of pages3
JournalIEEE Photonics Technology Letters
Volume19
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2007
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Dispersion monitoring
  • Microcavity
  • Two-photon absorption (TPA)
  • Wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM)

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