Title :
Analysis of biasing modes of asymmetric Mach-Zehnder semiconductor optical amplifier based all-optical wavelength convertors
Author :
Morthier, Geert ; Baets, Roel
fDate :
10/27/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The modelling results of an all optical wavelength convertor consisting of two semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) in an asymmetrical Mach-Zehnder interferometric configuration are presented. The influence of the biasing mode on the extinction ratio of the converted signal is analysed, showing a preference for the destructive biasing mode. For this biasing mode, a static extinction ratio well above 20 dB in a large range of the signal power is predicted
Keywords :
laser beam applications; light interferometers; nonlinear optics; optical communication equipment; optical frequency conversion; semiconductor lasers; all-optical wavelength convertors; asymmetric Mach-Zehnder type; biasing modes; converted signal; destructive biasing mode; extinction ratio; interferometric configuration; modelling; optical convertor; semiconductor optical amplifier;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19941279
