Title :
Applications of four-wave mixing in semiconductor optical amplifiers
Author :
Mecozzi, Antonio
Author_Institution :
Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, Rome, Italy
Abstract :
Progress towards the realization of frequency converters and spectral inverters based on four-wave mixing in semiconductor optical amplifiers are reviewed. Optimization and design of devices with special characteristics, e.g. polarization insensitivity or frequency-shift free spectral inversion, are addressed
Keywords :
light polarisation; multiwave mixing; optical design techniques; optical frequency conversion; optical transmitters; optimisation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; sensitivity; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM; four-wave mixing; frequency-shift free spectral inversion; optical frequency converters; optical transmitters; optimization; polarization insensitivity; review; semiconductor optical amplifiers; spectral inverters; Design optimization; Four-wave mixing; Frequency conversion; Inverters; Nonlinear optics; Optical frequency conversion; Optical mixing; Optical polarization; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732760
