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Optics Express

  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 19, Iss. 4 — Feb. 14, 2011
  • pp: 3788–3798

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40 Gb/s wavelength conversion via four-wave mixing in a quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifier

Christian Meuer, Carsten Schmidt-Langhorst, Holger Schmeckebier, Gerrit Fiol, Dejan Arsenijević, Colja Schubert, and Dieter Bimberg  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue 4, pp. 3788-3798 (2011)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.003788


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Abstract

The static and dynamic characteristics of degenerate four-wave mixing in a quantum dot semiconductor optical amplifier are investigated. A high chip conversion efficiency of 1.5 dB at 0.3 nm detuning, a low (< 5 dB) asymmetry of up and down conversion and a spectral conversion range of 15 nm with an optical signal-to-noise ratio above 20 dB is observed. The comparison of pumping near the gain peak and at the edge of the gain spectrum reveals the optical signal-to-noise ratio as the crucial parameter for error-free wavelength conversion. Small-signal bandwidths well beyond 40 GHz and 40 Gb/s error-free 5 nm wavelength down conversion with penalties below 1 dB are presented. Due to the optical signal-to-noise ratio limitation, wavelength up conversion is error-free at a pump wavelength of 1311 nm with a penalty of 2.5 dB, whereas an error floor is observed for pumping at 1291 nm. A dual pump configuration is demonstrated, to extend the wavelength conversion range enabling 15.4 nm error-free wavelength up conversion with 3.5 dB penalty caused by the additional saturation of the second pump. This is the first time that 40 Gb/s error-free wavelength conversion via four-wave mixing in quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifiers is presented.

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OCIS Codes
(190.4380) Nonlinear optics : Nonlinear optics, four-wave mixing
(250.5980) Optoelectronics : Semiconductor optical amplifiers

ToC Category:
Nonlinear Optics

History
Original Manuscript: December 20, 2010
Revised Manuscript: February 2, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: February 2, 2011
Published: February 11, 2011

Citation
Christian Meuer, Carsten Schmidt-Langhorst, Holger Schmeckebier, Gerrit Fiol, Dejan Arsenijević, Colja Schubert, and Dieter Bimberg, "40 Gb/s wavelength conversion via four-wave mixing in a quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifier," Opt. Express 19, 3788-3798 (2011)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-19-4-3788


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