Title :
Simple guidelines for optimizing power splitter asymmetries in SOA-based Mach-Zehnder wavelength converters
Author :
Dailey, James M. ; Koch, Thomas L.
Author_Institution :
Center for Opt. Technol., Lehigh Univ., Bethlehem, PA
Abstract :
We demonstrate that significant performance penalties will occur in SOA-based Mach-Zehnder wavelength converters when design optimization is limited solely to phase and current biases. We present simple design rules to optimize the optical power splitter asymmetries and validate them using pseudo-random code in a comprehensive numerical model. Dramatic improvements in eye margin and extinction are confirmed.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical design techniques; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Mach-Zehnder wavelength converters; SOA; power splitter; pseudo-random code; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Design optimization; Frequency conversion; Guidelines; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Numerical models; Optical interferometry; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Optical Frequency Conversion; Optical Switches; Optoelectronic Devices; Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2008. LEOS 2008. 21st Annual Meeting of the
Conference_Location :
Acapulco
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1931-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1932-6
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2008.4688691
