scholarly journals Efficiency of broadband four-wave mixing wavelength conversion using semiconductor traveling-wave amplifiers

1994 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianhui Zhou ◽  
Namkyoo Park ◽  
J.W. Dawson ◽  
K.J. Vahala ◽  
M.A. Newkirk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traveling Wave ◽  
Wavelength Conversion ◽  
Four Wave Mixing ◽  
Wave Mixing

FOUR-WAVE MIXING IN SEMICONDUCTOR TRAVELING-WAVE AMPLIFIERS FOR WAVELENGTH CONVERSION IN ALL-OPTICAL NETWORKS

1996 ◽  
Vol 07 (01) ◽  
pp. 153-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
KERRY J. VAHALA ◽  
JIANHUI ZHOU ◽  
DAVID GERAGHTY ◽  
ROBERT LEE ◽  
MIKE NEWKIRK ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Networks ◽  
Traveling Wave ◽  
Wavelength Conversion ◽  
Terahertz Spectroscopy ◽  
Four Wave Mixing ◽  
Conversion Function ◽  
Wave Mixing ◽  
All Optical ◽  
Spectral Translation ◽  
Semiconductor Gain

Intraband modulation in semiconductor gain media has recently been shown to provide a wideband nonlinearity which is five orders of magnitude larger than the Kerr non-linearity in silica fiber. We discuss recent work on the application of this nonlinearity to the wavelength conversion function in all optical networks; specifically, carrier wavelength spectral translation by four-wave mixing. In addition to reviewing the current performance of these devices including conversion efficiency, signal-to-noise and a simple system demonstration, we will describe the underlying physics of the ultra-fast four-wave mixing mechanism and its application to TeraHertz spectroscopy of intraband scattering. An overview of wavelength conversion in the context of all-optical networks is provided and competing techniques to four-wave mixing wavelength conversion are also discussed.

Efficiency of broadband wavelength conversion by four-wave mixing in semiconductor traveling-wave amplifiers

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianhui Zhou ◽  
N. Park ◽  
J.W. Dawson ◽  
K.J. Vahala ◽  
M.A. Newkirk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Traveling Wave ◽  
Wavelength Conversion ◽  
Four Wave Mixing ◽  
Wave Mixing
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