Abstract
Using a diameter disk fabricated with III-V-on-silicon fabrication technology, we demonstrate bias-free all-optical wavelength conversion for non-return-to-zero on–off keyed pseudorandom bit sequence (PRBS) data at the speed of with an extinction ratio of more than . The working principle of such a wavelength converter is based on free-carrier-induced refractive index modulation in a pump–probe configuration. We believe it to be the first bias-free on-chip demonstration of all-optical wavelength conversion using PRBS data. All-optical gating measurements in the pump–probe configuration with the same device have revealed that it is possible to achieve wavelength conversion beyond .
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