Polarisation-insensitive widely tunable wavelength converter using a single semiconductor optical amplifier

Authors
Mak, MWK Tsang, HK
Citation
Mwk. Mak et Hk. Tsang, Polarisation-insensitive widely tunable wavelength converter using a single semiconductor optical amplifier, ELECTR LETT, 36(2), 2000, pp. 152-153
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Eletrical & Eletronics Engineeing
Journal title
ELECTRONICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
00135194 → ACNP
Volume
36
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
152 - 153
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-5194(20000120)36:2<152:PWTWCU>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
A polarisation-insensitive wavelength converter using four-wave mixing (FWM ) in a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) has been realised. The convert er uses a novel polarisation-diversity scheme which requires only one SOA. Polarisation-insensitive wavelength conversion (< 1dB polarisation sensitiv ity) and a near constant (< 3dB variation) conversion efficiency was achiev ed over a range of 26nm.