Title :
Broadband wavelength conversions using broadband SOAs
Author :
Zhang, Junping ; Jie-Lin ; Choa, Fow-Sen
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Electr. Eng., Maryland Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA
Abstract :
Future wavelength-division-multiplexed (WDM) networks using a large number of wavelengths will need wavelength conversions between those wavelengths. Broadband wavelength conversions between 1300 nm and 1550 nm represent a milestone of such a capability. We report in this work such a broadband wavelength conversion using a broadband semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA), which is very compact in size. We have successfully fabricated broadband semiconductor gain materials using the selective area growth technique. This material has very flat and broad gain profiles of more than 250 nm. Broadband wavelength conversions from 1550 nm to 1300 nm have been demonstrated
Keywords :
broadband networks; electroluminescence; optical fibre networks; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; 1550 to 1300 nm; WDM networks; broadband SOA; broadband semiconductor gain materials; broadband semiconductor optical amplifier; broadband wavelength conversions; compact size; electroluminescence spectra; selective area growth technique; wavelength-division-multiplexed networks; Composite materials; Electroluminescence; Nonlinear optics; Optical materials; Optical propagation; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor materials; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2001. LEOS 2001. The 14th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7105-4
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2001.969329
