Title :
Ultra-broadband, highly efficient coherent wavelength conversion in quantum dot SOA
Author :
Contestabile, G.
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant´Anna, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
Ultra-broad band (in S+C+L band), highly-efficient coherent wavelength-conversion at low-power by four-wave-mixing in high-gain InAs/InGaAsP/InP QD-SOA is reported. Wavelength conversion transparency for coherent signals (QPSK, 8-PSK and 16-QAM) is showed for single and double-pump FWM.
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; indium compounds; multiwave mixing; optical pumping; optical wavelength conversion; quadrature amplitude modulation; quadrature phase shift keying; quantum dot lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; transparency; 16-QAM; 8-PSK; InAs-InGaAsP-InP; QPSK; S+C+L band; coherent signals; four-wave-mixing; high-gain quantum dot SOA; ultrabroadband highly efficient coherent wavelength conversion; wavelength conversion transparency; Gain; Optical noise; Optical wavelength conversion; Phase shift keying; Quantum dots; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (IPC), 2013 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Bellevue, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1506-8
DOI :
10.1109/IPCon.2013.6656668
