Title :
Chirp properties induced by SOA for amplification and wavelength conversions measured by an optical tunable bandpass filter
Author :
Matsuura, Motoharu ; Iwatsu, Nozomi ; Kitamura, Kei ; Kishi, Naoto
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Commun. Eng., Electro-Commun. Univ., Chofu
Abstract :
Chirp properties induced by a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) are investigated by simple chirp measurement method using an optical bandpass filter. We compare the properties among signal amplification and two types of wavelength conversions.
Keywords :
band-pass filters; chirp modulation; optical tuning; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; chirp measurement method; optical tunable bandpass filter; semiconductor optical amplifier; signal amplification; wavelength conversions; Band pass filters; Chirp; Frequency; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical signal processing; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location :
Sydney
Print_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
DOI :
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610587
