Title :
Wavelength conversion based on cross-gain modulation of ASE spectrum of SOA
Author :
Deming, Liu ; Hong, Ng Jun ; Chao, Lu
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Optoelectron. Eng., Huazhong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Wuhan, China
Abstract :
We propose and demonstrate a simple and new scheme of wavelength conversion in which the cross-gain modulation of amplified spontaneous emission of a semiconductor optical amplifier is used to convert the pump signal wavelength by means of the spectrum-spliced method. This technology allows pump wavelength to be converted into any other wavelength without using any probe light source.
Keywords :
optical modulation; optical pumping; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; superradiance; wavelength division multiplexing; ASE spectrum; SOA; amplified spontaneous emission; cross-gain modulation; probe light source; pump signal wavelength; semiconductor optical amplifier; spectrum-spliced method; wavelength conversion; Erbium; Light sources; Optical fiber networks; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Spontaneous emission; WDM networks; Wavelength conversion; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
