Title :
All-optical frequency upconversion technique using cross-polarization modulation in a semiconductor optical amplifier for radio-over-fiber systems
Author :
Lee, Seung-Hun ; Kim, Hyoung-Jun ; Song, Jong-In
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Nanobio Mater. & Electron., Gwangju Inst. of Sci. & Technol. (GIST), Gwangju, South Korea
Abstract :
All-optical frequency upconverter using cross-polarization modulation in an SOA is investigated. The upconverter showed the peak conversion efficiency of 27dB and the phase noise of -86dBc/Hz (at 10 kHz offset from fRF of 21 GHz).
Keywords :
modulation; optical frequency conversion; radio-over-fibre; semiconductor optical amplifiers; all-optical frequency upconversion technique; cross-polarization modulation; phase noise; radio-over-fiber systems; semiconductor optical amplifier;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2010 15th
Conference_Location :
Sapporo
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6785-3