Title :
Theoretical analysis of a semiconductor optical amplifier based multi-stage wavelength converter
Author :
Ginovart, F. ; Simon, J.C.
Author_Institution :
Ecole Nat. Superieure de Sci. Appliques et de Technol., Lannion, France
Abstract :
We theoretically study how to shorten gain recovery time of a semiconductor optical amplifier based multi-stage wavelength converter, while keeping a low level of noise. A 40 Gbit/s NRZ sequence extinction ratio can be improved.
Keywords :
laser noise; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 40 Gbit/s; NRZ sequence extinction ratio; gain recovery time; multistage wavelength converter; semiconductor optical amplifier; Optical amplifiers; Optical attenuators; Optical noise; Optical pumping; Optical saturation; Optical signal processing; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8557-8
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363271
