DocumentCode
3033961
Title
All-optical multiple wavelength conversion using ASE light and a passive vertical-cavity semiconductor gate
Author
Porzi, C. ; Guina, M. ; Orsila, L. ; Bogoni, A. ; Potì, L.
Author_Institution
Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa
fYear
2008
fDate
4-7 Aug. 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
A passive multi-resonant vertical-cavity nonlinear gate exploiting absorption saturation in semiconductor quantum wells is exploited to perform two-channel wavelength conversion using ASE light. Operation can be extended to a higher number of converted wavelengths.
Keywords
optical saturable absorption; optical wavelength conversion; quantum well lasers; surface emitting lasers; ASE light; absorption saturation; all-optical multiple wavelength conversion; passive vertical-cavity semiconductor gate; semiconductor quantum wells; Distributed Bragg reflectors; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Indium phosphide; Optical modulation; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes; Reflectivity; Resonance; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Wavelength division multiplexing; amplified spontaneous emission; multicast; semiconductor saturable absorbers; wavelength conversion;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photonics in Switching, 2008. PS 2008. International Conference on
Conference_Location
Sapporo
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-4326-0
Electronic_ISBN
978-4-8855-2228-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PS.2008.4804261
Filename
4804261
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