DocumentCode
516069
Title
Polarization independent dual wavelength converter based on FWM in a single semiconductor optical amplifier
Author
Gallep, Cristiano M. ; Raz, Oded ; Dorren, Harm J S
Author_Institution
COBRA Res. Inst., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Eindhoven, Netherlands
fYear
2010
fDate
21-25 March 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
We present a FWM-based dual channel wavelength converter in an SOA with very small variations in conversion efficiency and a minor polarization related power penalty of 0.9 dB between best and worst case of polarization states.
Keywords
light polarisation; multiwave mixing; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; FWM; SOA; dual channel wavelength converter; four wave mixing; minor polarization; polarization independent; polarization states; power penalty; semiconductor optical amplifier; Amplitude shift keying; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-884-1
Type
conf
Filename
5465783
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