Title :
Four-wave mixing among short optical pulses in semiconductor optical amplifiers
Author :
Shtaif, M. ; Nagar, R. ; Eisenstein, G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Technion-Israel Inst. of Technol., Haifa, Israel
Abstract :
We describe the dependence of four-wave mixing conversion efficiency among short optical pulses in a semiconductor optical amplifier. We show a strong dependence on pulse shape and pulse overlap, predicted theoretically and confirmed in experiments.<>
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser theory; multiwave mixing; semiconductor lasers; four-wave mixing; four-wave mixing conversion efficiency; pulse overlap; pulse shape; semiconductor optical amplifiers; short optical pulses; strong dependence; Four-wave mixing; Frequency; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Optical signal processing; Probes; Pulse amplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Shape; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
