Title :
Four-wave mixing in semiconductor medium for optical network
Author_Institution :
Fujitsu Labs. Ltd., Atsugi, Japan
Abstract :
The principle, the device characteristics, and the application of four-wave mixing in semiconductor medium are discussed. Its high potential for future optical network systems is demonstrated theoretically and experimentally.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; multiwave mixing; nonlinear optical susceptibility; optical hole burning; optical wavelength conversion; population inversion; quantum well lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; DFB laser; WDM systems; carrier density pulsation; carrier heating; chromatic dispersion compensation; compressive strain; device characteristics; four-wave mixing; future optical network systems; large nonlinear optical susceptibilities; population inversion condition; quantum wells; semiconductor medium; semiconductor optical amplifiers; spectral hole burning; wavelength conversion; wavelength shift; Four-wave mixing; High speed optical techniques; Intelligent networks; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967915
