Title :
4 Gb/s optical wavelength conversion using semiconductor optical amplifiers
Author :
Joergensen, C. ; Durhuus, T. ; Braagaard, C. ; Mikkelsen, B. ; Stubkjaer, K.E.
Author_Institution :
Electromagn. Inst., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
fDate :
6/1/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Semiconductor optical amplifiers used for efficient wavelength conversion up to 4 Gb/s are discussed. The rise and fall times as well as extinction ratio are experimentally analyzed. System performance at 4 Gb/s is evaluated showing a penalty of only 1.5 dB for the converted signal for conversion over 17 nm.<>
Keywords :
optical frequency conversion; optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; 1.5 dB; 4 Gbit/s; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Extinction ratio; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical saturation; Optical wavelength conversion; Reflectivity; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
