Open AccessWavelength converter based on cross-gain modulation in multi-electrode single-port-coupled semiconductor optical amplifier
Author(s) -
Peili Li,
Dexiu Huang,
Chi Zhang,
Zhu Guang-xi
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
wuli xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.55.2746
Subject(s) - optical amplifier , port (circuit theory) , extinction ratio , semiconductor , wavelength , optoelectronics , electrode , amplifier , modulation (music) , materials science , optics , physics , electronic engineering , laser , cmos , quantum mechanics , acoustics , engineering
A new scheme for cross-gain modulation (XGM) wavelength converter based on multi-electrode single-port-coupled semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) is proposed, and a comprehensive broad-band dynamic model of this kind of wavelength converter is presented. By numerical simulation, the output performances of two kinds of XGM wavelength converter based on multi-electrode single-port-coupled SOA and based on single-port-coupled SOA are investigated. The result shows that the extinction ratio of XGM wavelength converter based on multi-electrode single-port-coupled SOA is greater than that of the later.