DocumentCode
331302
Title
Applications of four-wave mixing in semiconductor optical amplifiers
Author
Mecozzi, Antonio
Author_Institution
Fondazione Ugo Bordoni, Rome, Italy
Volume
1
fYear
1998
fDate
20-24 Sep 1998
Firstpage
647
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location
Madrid
Print_ISBN
84-89900-14-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732760
Filename
732760
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