Four-wave mixing in dual wavelength fiber laser utilizing SOA for wavelength conversion

In this paper, a novel configuration of a wavelength converter is set forth by utilizing a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) as a nonlinear gain medium to generate a four-wave mixing (FWM) effect by using a dual wavelength bi-erbium-doped fiber laser that uses an Arrayed Waveguide Grating (AWG...

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Main Authors: Awang, Noor Azura, Ahmad, Harith, Abdul Latif, Amirah, Zulkifli, Mohd Zamani, Harun, Sulaiman Wadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/84332/1/Four-wave%20mixing%20in%20dual%20wavelength%20fiber%20laser%20utilizing%20SOA%20for.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/84332/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0030402610002391?via%3Dihub
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Summary:In this paper, a novel configuration of a wavelength converter is set forth by utilizing a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) as a nonlinear gain medium to generate a four-wave mixing (FWM) effect by using a dual wavelength bi-erbium-doped fiber laser that uses an Arrayed Waveguide Grating (AWG) together with two optical channel selector (OSC) as selective elements to function as a dual wavelength switchable pump power. The four-wave mixing (FWM) is produced with a wavelength detuning of 7 nm from the pump and signal which used is as the converted signal at wavelength 1532.8 nm or 1534.5 nm for transferring data from the input signal at wavelength 1547.0 nm. Thus, even though the conversion efficiency is as low as −43 dB, it is still possible for applications as a wavelength converter