Title :
Polarization-insensitive wavelength conversion up to 10 Gb/s based on four-wave mixing in a semiconductor optical amplifier
Author :
Lin, L.Y. ; Wiesenfeld, J.M. ; Perino, J.S. ; Gnauck, A.H.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Labs. Res., Red Bank, NJ, USA
fDate :
7/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Polarization-insensitive wavelength conversion at 2.5 and 10 Gb/s using four-wave mixing in a bulk semiconductor optical amplifier is reported. At 10 Gb/s, a conversion range from 6.4-nm wavelength downshift to 4.8-nm upshift has been demonstrated. The conversion efficiency and signal-to-noise ratio versus conversion range are also characterized.
Keywords :
laser noise; light polarisation; multiwave mixing; optical frequency conversion; optical transmitters; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 2.5 Gbit/s; bulk semiconductor optical amplifier; conversion efficiency; conversion range; four-wave mixing; polarization-insensitive wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifier; signal-to-noise ratio; wavelength downshift; wavelength upshift; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Four-wave mixing; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Optical receivers; Optical wavelength conversion; Pump lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Wavelength conversion;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
