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Wavelength converters characterization based on four‐wave mixing and cross‐gain modulation using semiconductor optical amplifiers of diverse cavity lengths
Author(s) -
Ribeiro Napoleão S.,
Gallep Cristiano M.,
Conforti Evandro
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
microwave and optical technology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1098-2760
pISSN - 0895-2477
DOI - 10.1002/mop.23909
Subject(s) - optical amplifier , converters , amplifier , four wave mixing , modulation (music) , optics , mixing (physics) , microwave , semiconductor , wavelength , physics , optical communication , optoelectronics , materials science , nonlinear optics , laser , power (physics) , cmos , quantum mechanics , acoustics
Semiconductor optical amplifiers of various lengths are characterized in relation to the four‐wave mixing (FWM) properties, followed by the implementation of wavelength converters based on the cross‐gain modulation and FWM. The relative efficiencies of the converters are analyzed and the comparative eye diagrams are discussed. The measured Q‐factor shows that some of these converters can be used in systems operating up to 10 Gbits/s. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 50: 3246–3251, 2008; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/mop.23909