Title :
Polarization-independent self-pumped wavelength convertor using the four-wave mixing in a semiconductor optical amplifier
Author :
Yamashita, S. ; Set, Sze Y. ; Matsumoto, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Tokyo Univ., Japan
fDate :
Aug. 30 1999-Sept. 3 1999
Abstract :
Wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) optical fiber networks have been expected to play a main role in future communication networks. Wavelength conversion is one of the key techniques for the WDM network. We propose a novel polarization-independent self-pumped wavelength convertor using four-wave mixing (FWM) in a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA).
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical communication equipment; optical fibre networks; optical pumping; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM network; communication network; four-wave mixing; polarization-independent self-pumped wavelength convertor; self-pumped wavelength convertor; semiconductor optical amplifier; wavelength conversion; wavelength division multiplexed optical fiber networks; Bragg gratings; Fiber gratings; Four-wave mixing; Laser excitation; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Optical wavelength conversion; Pump lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO/Pacific Rim '99. The Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul, South Korea
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5661-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.1999.814714
