Frequency converters, spectral inverters and switches based on four-wave mixing in semiconductor optical amplifiers

Author

Mecozzi, A.

Author_Institution

Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, Rome, Italy

Volume

1

fYear

1997

fDate

10-13 Nov 1997

Firstpage

116

Abstract

Frequency converters based on four-wave mixing in semiconductor optical amplifiers are particularly attractive over other methods of frequency conversion. The main concern with this method is based on its supposed small efficiency and, more importantly, on its high signal-to noise ratio degradation. We will show here that it is indeed possible to optimize the device structure to obtain very high efficiency

Keywords

electro-optical switches; laser noise; multiwave mixing; optical frequency conversion; optical transmitters; optimisation; semiconductor lasers; device structure; electro optical switches; four-wave mixing; high signal-to noise ratio degradation; optical frequency conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; small efficiency; spectral inverters; very high efficiency; Four-wave mixing; Frequency conversion; Inverters; Optical frequency conversion; Optical noise; Optical switches; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal to noise ratio; Switching converters;

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.1997.630546

Filename

630546