DocumentCode
1497211
Title
Wavelength conversion at 40 Gbit/s via four wave mixing in semiconductor optical amplifier with integrated pump laser
Author
Stephens, M.F.C. ; Nesset, D. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H. ; Fice, M.J.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Bristol Univ., UK
Volume
35
Issue
5
fYear
1999
fDate
3/4/1999 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
420
Lastpage
421
Abstract
A pump laser is integrated with a semiconductor optical amplifier to provide a compact, stable wavelength conversion device employing non-degenerate four wave mixing. A 10 Gbit/s signal has been successfully wavelength converted for the first time in such a device
Keywords
multiwave mixing; optical fibre networks; optical frequency conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; 40 Gbit/s; WDM; integrated pump laser; nondegenerate four wave mixing; optical fibre networks; semiconductor optical amplifier; wavelength conversion;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19990271
Filename
757159
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