Novel 160-GHz wavelength converter based on a SOA and a long period grating
Novel 160-GHz wavelength converter based on a SOA and a long period grating
The proposed converter is based on cross-phase modulation (XPM) in a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA). The predominantly phase-encoded signal at the SOA output is converted to a purely amplitude-modulated signal using a long period grating. First, we design the converter in terms of power conversion efficiency and pulse pedestal suppression. Subsequent analysis for the delayed-interference signal-wavelength converter (DISC) revealed that our device offers 5 dB higher power conversion efficiency and gives shorter pulses at the converter output. In the proof-of-principle experiment, good agreement with the theoretical predictions is obtained.
Optical frequency conversion, Optical signal processing, Optoelectronic devices
1775-1779
Kumpera, Aleš
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Honzátko, Pavel
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Slavík, Radan
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1 May 2009
Kumpera, Aleš
299c6350-f191-4390-871c-ea55294dce6f
Honzátko, Pavel
314fdde2-b6cd-4c9e-b8d9-40b7c3ac514e
Slavík, Radan
2591726a-ecc0-4d1a-8e1d-4d0fd8da8f7d
Kumpera, Aleš, Honzátko, Pavel and Slavík, Radan
(2009)
Novel 160-GHz wavelength converter based on a SOA and a long period grating.
Optics Communications, 282 (9), .
(doi:10.1016/j.optcom.2009.01.046).
Abstract
The proposed converter is based on cross-phase modulation (XPM) in a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA). The predominantly phase-encoded signal at the SOA output is converted to a purely amplitude-modulated signal using a long period grating. First, we design the converter in terms of power conversion efficiency and pulse pedestal suppression. Subsequent analysis for the delayed-interference signal-wavelength converter (DISC) revealed that our device offers 5 dB higher power conversion efficiency and gives shorter pulses at the converter output. In the proof-of-principle experiment, good agreement with the theoretical predictions is obtained.
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Published date: 1 May 2009
Keywords:
Optical frequency conversion, Optical signal processing, Optoelectronic devices
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Local EPrints ID: 456664
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/456664
ISSN: 0030-4018
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Pavel Honzátko
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