Wavelength conversion by optimized monolithic integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer

Author

Joergensen, C. ; Danielsen, S.L. ; Durhuus, T. ; Mikkelsen, B. ; Stubkjaer, K.E. ; Vodjdani, N. ; Ratovelomanana, F. ; Enard, A. ; Glastre, G. ; Rondi, D. ; Blondeau, R.

Author_Institution

Center for Broadband Telecommun., Tech. Univ., Lyngby, Denmark

Volume

8

Issue

4

fYear

1996

fDate

4/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

521

Lastpage

523

Abstract

Semiconductor optical amplifiers have been monolithic integrated in a passive symmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer to form a compact polarization insensitive all-optical wavelength converter operating at up to 10 Gb/s. A simple method for reducing the impact of input power variations is proposed that increases the input power dynamic range from 4-8 dB.

Keywords

Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optics; multiplexing equipment; optical frequency conversion; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; compact polarization insensitive all-optical wavelength converter; input power dynamic range; input power variations; monolithic integration; optimized monolithic integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer; passive symmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Refractive index; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stability; Stimulated emission; Wavelength converters;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.491213

Filename

491213