Title :
Frequency converters, spectral inverters and switches based on four-wave mixing in semiconductor optical amplifiers
Author_Institution :
Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, Rome, Italy
Abstract :
Frequency converters based on four-wave mixing in semiconductor optical amplifiers are particularly attractive over other methods of frequency conversion. The main concern with this method is based on its supposed small efficiency and, more importantly, on its high signal-to noise ratio degradation. We will show here that it is indeed possible to optimize the device structure to obtain very high efficiency
Keywords :
electro-optical switches; laser noise; multiwave mixing; optical frequency conversion; optical transmitters; optimisation; semiconductor lasers; device structure; electro optical switches; four-wave mixing; high signal-to noise ratio degradation; optical frequency conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; small efficiency; spectral inverters; very high efficiency; Four-wave mixing; Frequency conversion; Inverters; Optical frequency conversion; Optical noise; Optical switches; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal to noise ratio; Switching converters;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1997. LEOS '97 10th Annual Meeting. Conference Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3895-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.1997.630546
