Title :
Wavelength conversion by dual-pump four-wave mixing in an integrated laser modulator
Author :
Hsu, A. ; Chuang, S.L.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
Abstract :
Dual-pump four-wave mixing for wavelength conversion is demonstrated using a distributed-feedback laser integrated with two electroabsorption modulators. The device acts as both the conversion medium and the dual-pump source. For a given input probe signal, output conjugate signal-to-noise ratio values of greater than 10 dB were measured over probe wavelengths ranging from 1557 to 1564 nm for a probe-conjugate detuning of 0.5 nm.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; integrated optoelectronics; multiwave mixing; optical communication equipment; optical pumping; optical tuning; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; 1557 to 1564 nm; WDM; conversion medium; distributed-feedback laser; dual-pump four-wave mixing; dual-pump source; electroabsorption modulators; input probe signal; integrated laser modulator; optical wavelength conversion; output conjugate signal-to-noise ratio values; probe wavelengths; probe-conjugate detuning; Chirp modulation; Four-wave mixing; Laser tuning; Optical filters; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes; Pump lasers; Semiconductor lasers; Signal to noise ratio; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2003.815325
