论文信息 - Low input power wavelength converter using gain-clamped semiconductor optical amplifier

Low input power wavelength converter using gain-clamped semiconductor optical amplifier

A wavelength converter based on direct optical modulation of lasing light in a gain-clamped semiconductor optical amplifier (GC-SOA) is proposed. A low input power of −13.5 dBm, which is the lowest reported to the best of our knowledge, due to good coupling of input data power into the GC-SOA and high lasing threshold, and negative power penalty operation, are experimentally demonstrated at 2.5 Gbit/s.

Joon Tae Ahn | Hong-Seok Seo | Jong Moo Lee | Kyong Hon Kim

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