NOISE-FIGURE AND CONVERSION EFFICIENCY OF 4-WAVE-MIXING IN SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS

Authors
SUMMERFIELD MA TUCKER RS
Citation
Ma. Summerfield et Rs. Tucker, NOISE-FIGURE AND CONVERSION EFFICIENCY OF 4-WAVE-MIXING IN SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS, Electronics Letters, 31(14), 1995, pp. 1159-1160
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Engineering, Eletrical & Electronic
Journal title
Electronics Letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00135194
Volume
31
Issue
14
Year of publication
1995
Pages
1159 - 1160
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-5194(1995)31:14<1159:NACEO4>2.0.ZU;2-J
Abstract
The noise figure of an optical frequency converter based on four-wave mixing in a semiconductor optical amplifier is defined and measured. T he noise figure of the frequency converter is shown to be a function o f the optical pump power, and is reduced at pump levels which are high er than the pump power required for maximum conversion efficiency.