• DocumentCode
    1392152
  • Title

    Wavelength conversion based on cross-gain modulation of ASE spectrum of SOA

  • Author

    Deming, Liu ; Hong, Ng Jun ; Chao, Lu

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Optoelectron. Eng., Huazhong Univ. of Sci. & Technol., Wuhan, China
  • Volume
    12
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    2000
  • Firstpage
    1222
  • Lastpage
    1224
  • Abstract
    We propose and demonstrate a simple and new scheme of wavelength conversion in which the cross-gain modulation of amplified spontaneous emission of a semiconductor optical amplifier is used to convert the pump signal wavelength by means of the spectrum-spliced method. This technology allows pump wavelength to be converted into any other wavelength without using any probe light source.
  • Keywords
    optical modulation; optical pumping; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; superradiance; wavelength division multiplexing; ASE spectrum; SOA; amplified spontaneous emission; cross-gain modulation; probe light source; pump signal wavelength; semiconductor optical amplifier; spectrum-spliced method; wavelength conversion; Erbium; Light sources; Optical fiber networks; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Spontaneous emission; WDM networks; Wavelength conversion; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.874242
  • Filename
    874242