Demonstration of two simultaneous independently controlled wavelength conversions using a novel dual-pump/dual-probe four wave mixing configuration in a semiconductor optical amplifier

Author

Scholz, C.J. ; Dubertrand, L. ; Blumenthal, D.J.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1997

fDate

10-13 Nov 1997

Firstpage

90

Abstract

In this paper we demonstrate the first, simultaneous, independently controllable wavelength conversion of two channels in a single semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) gain medium. Two independent four wave mixing (FWM) processes are combined in the same amplifier by utilizing different portions of the gain spectrum. Each pump/probe interaction generates gratings within the SOA using different carrier populations. This architecture behaves in many respects like an acousto-optical filter (AOTF) switch with composite acoustic gratings

Keywords

multiwave mixing; optical communication equipment; optical frequency conversion; optical pumping; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM optical fibre networks; carrier populations; dual-pump/dual-probe four wave mixing configuration; four wave mixing; gain medium; gain spectrum; gratings; pump/probe interaction; semiconductor optical amplifier; simultaneous independently controlled wavelength conversions; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes; Pump lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1997. LEOS '97 10th Annual Meeting. Conference Proceedings., IEEE

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

ISSN

1092-8081

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3895-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.1997.630532

Filename

630532