Title :
High-efficiency and wideband SOA-based wavelength converters by using four-wave-mixing with orthogonal pumps and an assisted beam
Author :
Hsu, Dar-Zu ; Gong, Pei-Miin ; Lin, Yu-Min ; Lee, San-Liang ; San-Liang Lee ; Yuang, Maria C.
Author_Institution :
Comput. & Commun. Res. Lab., Ind. Technol. Res. Inst., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
Using a 1480-nm assisted beam significantly improves conversion efficiency and SBR for wideband SOA wavelength converters with orthogonal pumps. With a moderate-gain SOA, greater than -10 dB efficiency over 70-nm wavelength range is achieved.
Keywords :
fibre lasers; infrared spectra; laser beam applications; multiwave mixing; optical pumping; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 1480 nm; SBR; assisted beam; conversion efficiency; four-wave-mixing; moderate-gain SOA; orthogonal pumps; wavelength converters; wideband SOA; Communication industry; Computer industry; Gain; Laser excitation; Optical polarization; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Wavelength conversion; Wavelength measurement; Wideband;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2003. The 5th Pacific Rim Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7766-4
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2003.1276990
