Fast Reconfigurable SOA-Based Wavelength Conversion of Advanced Modulation Format Data
We theoretically analyze the phase noise transfer issue between the pump and the wavelength-converted idler for a nondegenerate four-wave mixing (FWM) scheme, as well as study the vector theory in nonlinear semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs), in order to design a polarization-insensitive wavele...
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| author | Yi Lin Aravind P. Anthur Sean P. Ó Dúill Fan Liu Yonglin Yu Liam P. Barry |
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| description | We theoretically analyze the phase noise transfer issue between the pump and the wavelength-converted idler for a nondegenerate four-wave mixing (FWM) scheme, as well as study the vector theory in nonlinear semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs), in order to design a polarization-insensitive wavelength conversion system employing dual co-polarized pumps. A tunable sampled grating distributed Bragg reflector (SG-DBR) pump laser has been utilized to enable fast wavelength conversion in the sub-microsecond timescale. By using the detailed characterization of the SGDBR laser, we discuss the phase noise performance of the SGDBR laser. Finally, we present a reconfigurable SOA-based all-optical wavelength converter using the fast switching SGDBR tunable laser as one of the pump sources and experimentally study the wavelength conversion of the single polarization quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) and polarization multiplexed (Pol-Mux) QPSK signals at 12.5-Gbaud. A wide tuning range (>10 nm) and less than 50 ns and 160 ns reconfiguration time have been achieved for the wavelength conversion system for QPSK and PM-QPSK signals, respectively. The performance under the switching environment after the required reconfiguration time is the same as the static case when the wavelengths are fixed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a56b7fd81443421296325ef4da94941b2022-12-21T19:52:27ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172017-10-01710103310.3390/app7101033app7101033Fast Reconfigurable SOA-Based Wavelength Conversion of Advanced Modulation Format DataYi Lin0Aravind P. Anthur1Sean P. Ó Dúill2Fan Liu3Yonglin Yu4Liam P. Barry5School of Electronic Engineering, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, IrelandSchool of Electronic Engineering, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, IrelandSchool of Electronic Engineering, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, IrelandWuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430073, ChinaWuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430073, ChinaSchool of Electronic Engineering, Dublin City University, Dublin 9, IrelandWe theoretically analyze the phase noise transfer issue between the pump and the wavelength-converted idler for a nondegenerate four-wave mixing (FWM) scheme, as well as study the vector theory in nonlinear semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs), in order to design a polarization-insensitive wavelength conversion system employing dual co-polarized pumps. A tunable sampled grating distributed Bragg reflector (SG-DBR) pump laser has been utilized to enable fast wavelength conversion in the sub-microsecond timescale. By using the detailed characterization of the SGDBR laser, we discuss the phase noise performance of the SGDBR laser. Finally, we present a reconfigurable SOA-based all-optical wavelength converter using the fast switching SGDBR tunable laser as one of the pump sources and experimentally study the wavelength conversion of the single polarization quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) and polarization multiplexed (Pol-Mux) QPSK signals at 12.5-Gbaud. A wide tuning range (>10 nm) and less than 50 ns and 160 ns reconfiguration time have been achieved for the wavelength conversion system for QPSK and PM-QPSK signals, respectively. The performance under the switching environment after the required reconfiguration time is the same as the static case when the wavelengths are fixed.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/7/10/1033all-optical networkswavelength conversion devicestunable lasers |
| spellingShingle | Yi Lin Aravind P. Anthur Sean P. Ó Dúill Fan Liu Yonglin Yu Liam P. Barry Fast Reconfigurable SOA-Based Wavelength Conversion of Advanced Modulation Format Data Applied Sciences all-optical networks wavelength conversion devices tunable lasers |
| title | Fast Reconfigurable SOA-Based Wavelength Conversion of Advanced Modulation Format Data |
| title_full | Fast Reconfigurable SOA-Based Wavelength Conversion of Advanced Modulation Format Data |
| title_fullStr | Fast Reconfigurable SOA-Based Wavelength Conversion of Advanced Modulation Format Data |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fast Reconfigurable SOA-Based Wavelength Conversion of Advanced Modulation Format Data |
| title_short | Fast Reconfigurable SOA-Based Wavelength Conversion of Advanced Modulation Format Data |
| title_sort | fast reconfigurable soa based wavelength conversion of advanced modulation format data |
| topic | all-optical networks wavelength conversion devices tunable lasers |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/7/10/1033 |
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