Wavelength conversion for polarization multiplexing signal using four-wave mixing in semiconductor optical amplifier with reduced polarization crosstalk

Hui Zhou; Ming Chen; Qiuzhen Wan; Zhiwei Zheng

doi:10.1117/1.OE.55.6.066118

23 June 2016 Wavelength conversion for polarization multiplexing signal using four-wave mixing in semiconductor optical amplifier with reduced polarization crosstalk

Hui Zhou, Ming Chen, Qiuzhen Wan, Zhiwei Zheng

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Optical Engineering, Vol. 55, Issue 6, 066118 (June 2016). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.55.6.066118

Abstract

We investigated wavelength conversion for polarization multiplexing signal based on four-wave mixing in a semiconductor optical amplifier. We found that the converted signals endured crosstalk among the pol-muxed channels. We also proposed and demonstrated a wavelength conversion scheme with polarization diversity technique. By utilizing the technique, the converted polarization multiplexing signal can be received without crosstalk. In addition, the performance of the proposed system is numerically analyzed with respect to the bit error rate of the converted signal, different frequency spacing between signal and pump and modulated data rate. The simulation results show that the proposed scheme may be a promising method to realize transparent wavelength conversion for polarization multiplexing signals.

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Hui Zhou, Ming Chen, Qiuzhen Wan, and Zhiwei Zheng "Wavelength conversion for polarization multiplexing signal using four-wave mixing in semiconductor optical amplifier with reduced polarization crosstalk," Optical Engineering 55(6), 066118 (23 June 2016). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.55.6.066118

Published: 23 June 2016

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