Wavelength conversion in WDM optical networks: a comparison among different devices based on semiconductor amplifiers

Author

Iannone, Eugenio ; Sabella, R.

Author_Institution

Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, Rome, Italy

Volume

2

fYear

1995

fDate

30 Oct-2 Nov 1995

Firstpage

42

Abstract

In this paper a comparison between three different optical wavelength converters, all based on travelling wave semiconductor optical amplifiers, is carried out on the ground of a possible use of these devices in the optical layer of the transport network. Cross-gain modulation (XGM), cross-phase-modulation (XPM) and four-wave-mixing (FNM) converters are considered

Keywords

multiwave mixing; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical fibre networks; optical frequency conversion; optical modulation; phase modulation; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM optical networks; cross-gain modulation; cross-phase-modulation; four-wave-mixing converters; optical layer; optical wavelength converters; semiconductor amplifiers; transport network; travelling wave semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength conversion; Channel spacing; Crosstalk; Error probability; High speed optical techniques; Intelligent networks; Optical fiber networks; Optical wavelength conversion; Stimulated emission; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1995. 8th Annual Meeting Conference Proceedings, Volume 1., IEEE

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2450-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOS.1995.484587

Filename

484587