Broad-band wavelength conversion based on cross-gain modulation and four-wave mixing in InAs-InP quantum-dash semiconductor optical amplifiers operating at 1550 nm

被引：74

作者：

Bilenca, A ^{[1
]}

Alizon, R

Mikhelashhvili, V

Dahan, D

Eisenstein, G

Schwertberger, R

Gold, D

Reithmaier, JP

Forchel, A

机构：

[1] Technion Israel Inst Technol, Dept Elect Engn, IL-32000 Haifa, Israel

[2] Univ Wurzburg, D-97074 Wurzburg, Germany

来源：

IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS | 2003年 / 15卷 / 04期

关键词：

nonlinear optics; optical amplifiers; optical communication; quantum dots; semiconductor lasers;

D O I：

10.1109/LPT.2003.809281

中图分类号：

TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];

学科分类号：

0808 ; 0809 ;

摘要：

Wavelength conversion based on four-wave mixing (FWM) and cross-gain modulation (XGM) is experimentally demonstrated for the first time in a 1550-nm InAs-InP quantum-dash semiconductor optical amplifier. Continuous-wave FWM with a symmetric conversion efficiency dependence on detuning direction and FWM mediated short-pulse wavelength conversion are demonstrated. Using XGM, we have successfully implemented short-pulse wavelength conversion over 10 THz and error-free data conversion of a 2.5-Gb/s data sequence over 7.5 THz. The pulsed XGM experiments suggest that adjacent regions within an inhomogeneously broadened gain spectrum are partially coupled which increases the operational bandwidth, but at the expense of speed.

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页码：563 / 565

页数：3

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