Optical frequency conversion using nearly degenerate four-wave mixing in a distributed-feedback semiconductor laser: theory and experiment

Author

Hui, Rongqing ; Benedetto, Sergio ; Montrosset, Ivo

Author_Institution

Dipartimento di Elettronica, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Volume

11

Issue

12

fYear

1993

fDate

12/1/1993 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

2026

Lastpage

2032

Abstract

An analytical description of nearly degenerate four-wave mixing in a single-mode semiconductor laser operating above threshold is given by using the rate-equation model. The theoretical result is confirmed by the experiment measuring the power amplification of probe and conjugate waves. A 155-Mb/s frequency-shift keying optical-transmission system is demonstrated using four-wave mixing in a bulk distributed-feedback laser diode, for wavelength conversion, optical-signal amplification, and data up-streaming

Keywords

distributed feedback lasers; feedback; frequency shift keying; laser theory; multiwave mixing; optical communication equipment; optical frequency conversion; semiconductor lasers; 155 Mbit/s; DFB lasers; FSK; above threshold; bulk distributed-feedback laser diode; conjugate waves; data up-streaming; distributed-feedback semiconductor laser; frequency-shift keying optical-transmission system; nearly degenerate four-wave mixing; optical frequency conversion; optical-signal amplification; power amplification; probe wave; rate-equation model; single-mode semiconductor laser; wavelength conversion; Four-wave mixing; Frequency conversion; Laser modes; Laser theory; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical mixing; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor lasers; Stimulated emission;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.257966

Filename

257966