Title :
Pump-induced nonlinear phase noise in wavelength converters based on four-wave mixing in SOAs
Author :
Elschner, Robert ; Petermann, Klaus
Author_Institution :
Inst. fur Hochfrequenztech.- und Halbleiter-Systemtechnologien, Tech. Univ. Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
We show that a limited pump signal-to-noise ratio in wavelength converters based on four-wave mixing in semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOA) can lead to strong nonlinear phase noise that degrades phase-modulated signals.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical noise; optical wavelength conversion; phase noise; semiconductor optical amplifiers; four-wave mixing; nonlinear phase noise; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength converters; Band pass filters; Four-wave mixing; Optical fiber communication; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Phase noise; Quadrature phase shift keying; Scanning probe microscopy; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, 2009. LEOS '09. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Belek-Antalya
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3680-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1092-8081
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2009.5343339
