Realization of all-optical wavelength converter based on directionally coupled semiconductor optical amplifiers

被引：15
作者：
Ma, BJ [1 ]
Nakano, Y [1 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Tokyo, Dept Elect Engn, Tokyo 1138656, Japan
来源：
IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS | 1999年 / 11卷 / 02期
基金：
日本学术振兴会;
关键词：
all-optical; conversion efficiency; digital response; directional coupler; semiconductor optical amplifiers;
D O I：
10.1109/68.740699
中图分类号：
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号：
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要：
We propose a novel all-optical wavelength converter based on directionally coupled (DC) semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOA) and simulate its characteristics using a simple model to find out such advantages as extinction enhancement and digital response. We then fabricate devices in the 1.55-mu m band, and successfully demonstrate the wavelength conversion operation with the above-mentioned advantages, Very compact size and no need of active/passive integration are other significant merits of DC SOA's.
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页码：188 / 190
页数：3
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