TY - JOUR
T1 - Optimisation of 40 Gb/s wavelength converters based on four-wave mixing in a semiconductor optical amplifier
AU - Schulze, K.
AU - Petersen, Martin Nordal
AU - Herrera, J.
AU - Ramos, F.
AU - Marti, J.
PY - 2007
Y1 - 2007
N2 - The optimum operating powers and wavelengths for a 40 Gb/s wavelength converter based on four-wave mixing in a semiconductor 14 optical amplifier are inferred from experimental results. From these measurements, some general rules of thumb are derived for this kind of devices. Generally, the optimum signal power should be 10 d B lower than the pump power (- 16 dB conversion efficiency) whereas the wavelength separation between the signal and the pump carrier should not be lower than about four times the signal bitrate (1.3 nm for 40 Gb/s RZ signals).
AB - The optimum operating powers and wavelengths for a 40 Gb/s wavelength converter based on four-wave mixing in a semiconductor 14 optical amplifier are inferred from experimental results. From these measurements, some general rules of thumb are derived for this kind of devices. Generally, the optimum signal power should be 10 d B lower than the pump power (- 16 dB conversion efficiency) whereas the wavelength separation between the signal and the pump carrier should not be lower than about four times the signal bitrate (1.3 nm for 40 Gb/s RZ signals).
U2 - 10.1016/j.optcom.2007.03.087
DO - 10.1016/j.optcom.2007.03.087
M3 - Journal article
SN - 0030-4018
VL - 276
SP - 158
EP - 160
JO - Optics Communications
JF - Optics Communications
IS - 1
ER -