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Theoretical Study of Assist Light Effect on XGM and XPM-Based Wavelength-Conversion Using SOAs
Kenichiro TSUJI Takuya WATANABE Noriaki ONODERA Masatoshi SARUWATARI
Publication
IEICE TRANSACTIONS on Electronics
Vol.E88-C
No.5
pp.973-980 Publication Date: 2005/05/01 Online ISSN:
DOI: 10.1093/ietele/e88-c.5.973 Print ISSN: 0916-8516 Type of Manuscript: Special Section PAPER (Joint Special Section on Recent Progress in Optoelectronics and Communications) Category: Optical Active Devices and Modules Keyword: wavelength conversion, semiconductor optical amplifier, cross-gain modulation, cross-phase modulation, assist light,
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Summary:
For wavelength conversion based on cross-gain modulation (XGM) and cross-phase modulation (XPM) in semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs), a CW assist light is quite effective for acceleration of carrier recovery and reduction of pattern effects. We theoretically study assist light conditions both for XGM- and XPM-based wavelength conversion by numerically simulating eye-diagrams. Taking into account the spatial and temporal variations of carrier density along the SOA length, we successfully clarify the dependences of wavelength, power, and propagation direction of the assist light, and reveal the principal difference of response characteristics between XGM and XPM depending on carrier modulation.
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