Title :
Extraction of semiconductor optical amplifier parameters for wavelength conversion modeling
Author :
Filion, B. ; Ghazisaeidi, A. ; Rusch, L.A. ; LaRochelle, S.
Author_Institution :
Centre d´´Opt., Photonique et Laser (COPL), Univ. Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We describe a simple characterization technique to experimentally extract the parameters necessary to accurately model four-wave mixing efficiency in semiconductor optical amplifier. Such characterization is important in the modeling and design of wavelength converters.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; four-wave mixing; parameter extraction; semiconductor optical amplifier; wavelength conversion; wavelength converters; Current measurement; Four-wave mixing; Gain measurement; Mathematical model; Optical wavelength conversion; Power measurement; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics Conference (PHO), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Arlington, VA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8940-4
DOI :
10.1109/PHO.2011.6110580
