Cross talk penalty in two-channel wavelength conversion by four-wave mixing in a strained semiconductor optical amplifier

Author

Lee, Robert B. ; Geraghty, David F. ; Hedekwist, O. ; Vahala, Kerry J. ; Koren, Uzi

Author_Institution

Dept. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA

fYear

1997

Firstpage

220

Lastpage

221

Abstract

A crucial function in wavelength-division multiplexed (WDM) all-optical networks is a wavelength converter. This function enhances wavelength routing options and improves network reconfigurability. Here we present a systematic study of the cross talk penalty as a function of the pump-to-signal power ratio for two 2.5-Gbit/s ASK channels separated by 1.5 nm

Keywords

amplitude shift keying; multiwave mixing; optical crosstalk; optical fibre networks; optical frequency conversion; optical modulation; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; 2.5 Gbit/s; Gbit/s ASK channels; WDM all-optical networks; cross talk penalty; four-wave mixing; network reconfigurability; pump-to-signal power ratio; strained semiconductor optical amplifier; two-channel wavelength conversion; wavelength converter; wavelength routing options; wavelength-division multiplexed; Attenuation measurement; Chirp modulation; Extinction ratio; Four-wave mixing; Intensity modulation; Modulation coding; Optical wavelength conversion; Phase modulation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication. OFC 97., Conference on

Conference_Location

Dallas, TX

Print_ISBN

1-55752-480-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.1997.719837

Filename

719837