Title :
Characterization of the modulated ASE noise in an SOA-MZI wavelength converter
Author :
Cao, S.-C. ; Cartledge, J.C.
Author_Institution :
Commun. Res. Centre, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
The experimental results are obtained using an integrated all-active three-port semiconductor optical amplifier Mach Zehnder interferometric (SOA-MZI) wavelength converter. An advantage of using counter-propagating signals is that an optical filter is not required at the output of the wavelength converter. Based on a detailed experimental characterization of the modulated ASE, it has been shown that any subsequent filtering that takes place must be considered in setting the operating point of the wavelength converter
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; electro-optical modulation; integrated optoelectronics; laser noise; optical communication equipment; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; superradiance; wavelength division multiplexing; SOA-MZI wavelength converter; all-active three-port semiconductor optical amplified Mach Zehnder interferometric wavelength converter; counter-propagating signals; modulated ASE; modulated ASE noise measurements; operating point; optical filter; wavelength converter; Optical attenuators; Optical distortion; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical saturation; Optical wavelength conversion; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor device noise;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2001. LEOS 2001. The 14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7105-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2001.969328
