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

Donegan, John; Bradley, Louise

doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2006.888983

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

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2007

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Donegan, John

Bradley, Louise

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Bondarczuk, K., Maguire, P.J., Barry, L.P., O'Dowd, J., Guo, W.H., Lynch, M., Bradley, A.L., Donegan, J.F., Folliot, H., Chromatic dispersion monitoring of 80 Gbps OTDM data signal via two-photon absorption in a semiconductor microcavity, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 2007, 19, 1, 21-23

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 to80 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.