7x 40 Gb/s base-rate RZ all-optical broadcasting utilizing an electroabsorption modulator

Opt Express. 2004 Feb 9;12(3):416-20. doi: 10.1364/opex.12.000416.

Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate all-optical broadcasting through simultaneous 7 x 40 Gb/s base-rate wavelength conversion in RZ format based on cross absorption modulation in an electroabsorption modulator. In this experiment the original intensity-modulated information is successfully duplicated onto seven wavelengths that comply with the ITU-T proposal. The advantages of the proposed wavelength conversion scheme are also discussed.