Experimental analysis of cross-phase modulation and cross-gain modulation in SOA-injecting CW assist light

Author

Inohara, Ryo ; Nishimura, Kohsuke ; Tsurusawa, Munefumi ; Usami, Masashi

Author_Institution

KDDI R&D Labs. Inc., Saitama, Japan

Volume

15

Issue

9

fYear

2003

Firstpage

1192

Lastpage

1194

Abstract

Cross-phase modulation (XPM) and cross-gain modulation (XGM) in a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) pumped by assist light were experimentally analyzed. A simple analysis technique for evaluating the XPM separately from the XGM was proposed utilizing a polarization-discriminating delayed interferometer. An initial phase deviation and a gain recovery time in SOA with injecting assist light were quantitatively estimated.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; optical modulation; phase modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 800 micron; InGaAsP; SOA-injecting CW assist light; cross-gain modulation; cross-phase modulation; initial phase deviation; polarization-discriminating delayed interferometer; semiconductor optical amplifier; High speed optical techniques; Lighting control; Nonlinear optical devices; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical refraction; Optical signal processing; Probes; Pulse modulation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2003.816121

Filename

1224576