PMD mitigation and wavelength conversion using a SOA‐based interferometric switch

We propose a new application of the SOA-based wavelength conversion, which can realize polarization mode dispersion (PMD) mitigation for 10 GHz picosecond optical pulse. Both PMD mitigation and wavelength conversion are demonstrated by experiments. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 50: 1171–1173, 2008; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.23312