Title :
Wavelength conversion at 40 Gbit/s via four wave mixing in semiconductor optical amplifier with integrated pump laser
Author :
Stephens, M.F.C. ; Nesset, D. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H. ; Fice, M.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Bristol Univ., UK
fDate :
3/4/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A pump laser is integrated with a semiconductor optical amplifier to provide a compact, stable wavelength conversion device employing non-degenerate four wave mixing. A 10 Gbit/s signal has been successfully wavelength converted for the first time in such a device
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical fibre networks; optical frequency conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; 40 Gbit/s; WDM; integrated pump laser; nondegenerate four wave mixing; optical fibre networks; semiconductor optical amplifier; wavelength conversion;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19990271
