All-optical wavelength conversion using absorption modulation of an injection-locked Fabry-Perot laser diode

A novel all-optical wavelength converter based on the transverse-magnetic (TM)-mode absorption modulation of a Fabry-Perot laser diode (FP-LD) is proposed and demonstrated. An FP-LD shows absorption nulls for TM mode probe beam, which are red-shifted by an additional optical pump injection. Using th...

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Published inIEEE photonics technology letters Vol. 16; no. 2; pp. 536 - 538
Main Authors Yoo, H., Jeong, Y.D., Won, Y.H., Kang, M., Lee, H.J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York IEEE 01.02.2004
The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects
Absorption
Beams (radiation)
Conversion
Diode lasers
Fabry-Perot
Laser beams
Laser diodes
Modulation
Noise levels
Optical beams
Optical control
Optical modulation
Optical pumping
Optical wavelength conversion
Probes
Pumps
Wavelengths
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Summary:A novel all-optical wavelength converter based on the transverse-magnetic (TM)-mode absorption modulation of a Fabry-Perot laser diode (FP-LD) is proposed and demonstrated. An FP-LD shows absorption nulls for TM mode probe beam, which are red-shifted by an additional optical pump injection. Using this, the transmission of the continuous-wave probe beam can be optically controlled and wavelength conversion is, thus, achieved. The proposed scheme is simple and cost-effective, and can be used for very wide-range wavelength conversion. Bit-error-rate measurements at 2.5 Gb/s were performed, and the power penalties of 2 and 6 dB were observed, respectively, for noninverted and inverted wavelength conversion.
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ISSN:1041-1135
1941-0174
DOI:10.1109/LPT.2003.823090