Title :
A novel optical device with wide bandwidth wavelength conversion and amplification
Author :
Furukawa, H. ; Yoshidaya, H. ; Takakura, H. ; Kuroda, K.
Author_Institution :
R&D Dept., Teratec Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
We report the characteristics of a prototype optical parametric diffuser (OPD), which is a novel optical sampling device. A high conversion efficiency (over -20 dB) was obtained across a wavelength conversion bandwidth of about 83 nm.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical communication equipment; optical frequency conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM optical fibre network components; four wave mixing; high conversion efficiency; optical device; optical parametric diffusion; optical sampling device; semiconductor optical amplifier; wavelength conversion bandwidth; wide bandwidth wavelength amplification; wide bandwidth wavelength conversion; Bandwidth; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical wavelength conversion; Quantum well devices; Sampling methods; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.766443
