All-optical wavelength conversion using SOA nonlinearities

Author

Nesset, Derek ; Kelly, Tony ; Marcenac, Dominique

Author_Institution

BT Labs., UK

Volume

36

Issue

12

fYear

1998

fDate

12/1/1998 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

56

Lastpage

61

Abstract

In this article the increasing use of WDM systems in telecommunications networks is highlighted, and the potential role for wavelength conversion in future upgrades of such systems is reviewed. Techniques for achieving wavelength conversion by all-optical means using nonlinearities in semiconductor optical amplifiers are explained, and experimental results obtained at BT Laboratories are used to illustrate the state of the art

Keywords

multiwave mixing; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical wavelength conversion; reviews; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; BT Laboratories; SOA nonlinearities; all-optical wavelength conversion; nonlinearities; semiconductor optical amplifiers; telecommunications networks; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laboratories; Nonlinear optics; Optical feedback; Optical fiber devices; Optical mixing; Optical saturation; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Communications Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0163-6804

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/35.735878

Filename

735878