DocumentCode
1147317
Title
All-optical phase modulation in a traveling wave semiconductor laser amplifier
Author
Hui, R. ; Jiang, Q. ; Kavehrad, M. ; Makino, T.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Ottawa Univ., Ont., Canada
Volume
6
Issue
7
fYear
1994
fDate
7/1/1994 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
808
Lastpage
810
Abstract
A novel all-optical phase modulation and wavelength conversion has been demonstrated in a traveling wave semiconductor laser amplifier. Even though the optical gain modulation caused by the saturation effect in a traveling wave semiconductor laser amplifier is sensitive to the signal wavelength, the optically controlled phase modulation is relatively independent of the signal wavelength.<>
Keywords
optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; all-optical phase modulation; optically controlled phase modulation; saturation effect; signal wavelength; traveling wave semiconductor laser amplifier; wavelength conversion; Optical attenuators; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Optical saturation; Optical wavelength conversion; Phase modulation; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/68.311461
Filename
311461
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