Ultrahigh-speed all-optical wavelength conversion for PolSK signal based on parallel dual-pump FWM in SOA

Author

Pei-li Li ; Wei-hua Shi ; De-Xiu Huang

Author_Institution

Coll. of Optoelectron. Eng., Nanjing Univ. of Posts & Telecommun., Nanjing, China

fYear

2011

fDate

13-16 Nov. 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

9

Abstract

We propose an ultrahigh-speed all-optical wavelength conversion for polarization-shift-keying (PolSK) signal, based on parallel dual-pump four-wave mixing (FWM) in a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA). A comprehensive broad-band dynamic model of this kind of all-optical wavelength converter is developed. By numerical simulation, using the broad-band dynamic model, the effects of input waves powers and wavelengths on the output performance of wavelength conversion for PolSK signal are theoretically investigated in detail. This scheme is suitable for wide wavelength range of input PolSK signal. It is simple, compact, and feasible for ultrahigh-speed operation.

Keywords

high-speed optical techniques; multiwave mixing; numerical analysis; optical frequency conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SOA; all-optical wavelength converter; broad-band dynamic model; numerical simulation; parallel dual-pump four-wave mixing; polarization-shift-keying signal; semiconductor optical amplifier; ultrahigh-speed all-optical wavelength conversion; Abstracts; Argon; Ground penetrating radar; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; PolSK; SOA; Wavelength conversion; parallel dual-pump FWM;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Communications and Photonics Conference and Exhibition, 2011. ACP. Asia

Conference_Location

Shanghai

ISSN

2162-108X

Print_ISBN

978-0-8194-8961-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1117/12.904465

Filename

6210703