Widely tunable polarization-independent all-optical wavelength converter using a semiconductor optical amplifier

Authors
Mak, MWK Tsang, HK Chan, K
Citation
Mwk. Mak et al., Widely tunable polarization-independent all-optical wavelength converter using a semiconductor optical amplifier, IEEE PHOTON, 12(5), 2000, pp. 525-527
Citations number
13
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS
ISSN journal
10411135 → ACNP
Volume
12
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
525 - 527
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-1135(200005)12:5<525:WTPAWC>2.0.ZU;2-D
Abstract
We report a polarization-independent widely tunable four-wave mixing wavele ngth converter using polarization diversity and broad-band orthogonal pumps in a single semiconductor optical amplifier. The conversion -efficiency is nearly constant (less than 3-dB variation) over a 36-nm range with less th an 0.34 dB polarization sensitivity. The power penalty at 10(-9) bit error rate for a 10-Gb/s signal is less than 0.9 dB.