Analysis of Nonlinear Propagation Characteristics of Picosecond Pulses in Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers

Author

Das, Narottam Kumar ; Karmakar, Nemai Chandra ; Yamayoshi, Yasuhiro ; Kawaguchi, Hitoshi

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Syst. Eng., Monash Univ., Clayton, Vic.

fYear

2006

fDate

9-14 July 2006

Firstpage

3473

Lastpage

3476

Abstract

We have analyzed the nonlinear propagation characteristics of picosecond pulses in semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) by the finite-difference beam propagation method (FD-BPM). From simulation results, it was found in the output waveform that the pulses peak positions are shifted to the leading edge. The output spectra are red-shifted and the dips are observed at the higher frequency side in the frequency spectra. We have also analyzed the wave mixing characteristics of picosecond pulses in SOAs

Keywords

finite difference methods; high-speed optical techniques; light propagation; multiwave mixing; optical fibre amplifiers; finite-difference beam propagation method; nonlinear propagation characteristics; picosecond pulses; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wave mixing characteristics; Decision support systems; Frequency; Nonlinear equations; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber communication; Optical propagation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Schrodinger equation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium 2006, IEEE

Conference_Location

Albuquerque, NM

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0123-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2006.1711364

Filename

1711364