Title :
Using tensor properties of four wave mixing in semiconductor optical amplifiers for polarization independent wavelength conversion or pump suppression
Author :
Paiella, R. ; Hunziker, G. ; Zhou, J. ; Vahala, Kerry J. ; Koren, U. ; Miller, B.I.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Wavelength conversion by four-wave mixing (FWM) in semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) has several advantages, including transparency to the modulation format and bit rate. An important feature of the intensity and polarization of the FWM wavelength-converted signal is their dependence on the polarizations of the input signal and pump waves. In this paper, we discuss the polarization properties of the FWM susceptibility /spl chi//sub ifkl/ of strained multiple quantum well SOAs and their potential for application to polarization-independent wavelength conversion and pump suppression.
Keywords :
light polarisation; multiwave mixing; optical frequency conversion; optical pumping; quantum well lasers; four wave mixing; polarization independent wavelength conversion; pump suppression; semiconductor optical amplifier; strained multiple quantum well; tensor; Absorption; Crystals; Fluorescence; Four-wave mixing; Laser mode locking; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Semiconductor diodes; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Tensile stress;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1996. CLEO '96., Summaries of papers presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-443-2
