• DocumentCode
    2926316
  • Title

    Broadband Wavelength Conversion in Semiconductor Optical Amplifier with Non-identical Multiple Quantum Wells

  • Author

    Wan, S.M. ; Chow, C.W. ; Tsang, H.K. ; Su, Yi-Shin ; Lin, Ching-Fuh

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Electronic Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Email:smwan@ee.cuhk.edu.hk
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    30-02 Aug. 2005
  • Firstpage
    1384
  • Lastpage
    1385
  • Abstract
    Semiconductor optical amplifiers containing non-identical multiple quantum wells were used for wavelength conversion from 1557.38nm to 1439.60nm. Conversion via cross gain modulation and birefringence switching gave extinction ratios of 17.3dB and 11.2dB respectively.
  • Keywords
    Birefringence; Fiber lasers; Optical coupling; Optical wavelength conversion; Polarization; Probes; Quantum well devices; Quantum well lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2005. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2005. Pacific Rim Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9242-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEOPR.2005.1569746
  • Filename
    1569746