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Wavelength converters characterization based on four-wave mixing and cross-gain modulation using semiconductor optical amplifiers of diverse cavity lengths

✍ Scribed by Napoleão S. Ribeiro; Cristiano M. Gallep; Evandro Conforti


Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2008
Tongue
English
Weight
203 KB
Volume
50
Category
Article
ISSN
0895-2477

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Abstract

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