Title :
Wavelength conversion up to 18 nm at 10 Gb/s by four-wave mixing in a semiconductor optical amplifier
Author :
Geraghty, David F. ; Lee, Robert B. ; Vahala, Kerry J. ; Verdiell, Marc ; Ziari, Mehrdad ; Mathur, Atul
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
fDate :
4/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We characterize the conversion bandwidth of a four-wave mixing semiconductor optical amplifier wavelength converter. Conversion of 10-Gb/s signals with bit-error-rate (BER) performance of <10/sup -9/ is demonstrated for wavelength down-shifts of up to 18 nm and upshifts of up to 10 nm.
Keywords :
error statistics; multiwave mixing; optical communication equipment; optical frequency conversion; quantum well lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; SOA wavelength converter; bit-error-rate performance; conversion bandwidth; four-wave mixing; semiconductor optical amplifier; wavelength conversion; wavelength down-shifts; wavelength upshifts; Bit error rate; Four-wave mixing; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength conversion; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
