{"title":"FWM Wavelength Conversion Analysis in a 3-Integrated Portion SOA and DFB Laser using Coupled Wave Approach and FD-BPM Method","authors":"M. K. Moazzam, A. Salmanpour, M. Nirouei","volume":54,"journal":"International Journal of Nuclear and Quantum Engineering","pagesStart":750,"pagesEnd":755,"ISSN":"1307-6892","URL":"https:\/\/publications.waset.org\/pdf\/14976","abstract":"In this paper we have numerically analyzed terahertzrange\r\nwavelength conversion using nondegenerate four wave mixing\r\n(NDFWM) in a SOA integrated DFB laser (experiments reported\r\nboth in MIT electronics and Fujitsu research laboratories). For\r\nanalyzing semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA), we use finitedifference\r\nbeam propagation method (FDBPM) based on modified\r\nnonlinear Schr\u00d6dinger equation and for distributed feedback (DFB)\r\nlaser we use coupled wave approach. We investigated wavelength\r\nconversion up to 4THz probe-pump detuning with conversion\r\nefficiency -5dB in 1THz probe-pump detuning for a SOA integrated\r\nquantum-well ","references":"[1] T. Simoyama, H. Kuwatsuka, M. Matsuda, Y. Kotaki, and H.\r\nIshikawa,\"High-efficiency wavelength conversion using FWM in an\r\nSOA integrated DFB laser,\" IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 12, pp.\r\n31-33, 2000.\r\n[2] P. M. Gong, J. T. Hsieh, S. L. Lee, and J. Wu, \"Theoretical Analysis of\r\nWavelength Conversion Based on Four-Wave Mixing in Light-Holding\r\nSOAs,\" IEEE J. Quantum Electron., vol. 40, pp. 31-40, Jan. 2004.\r\n[3] C. Politi, D Klonidis, and M. J. OMahony, \"Dynamic Behavior of\r\nWavelength Converters Based on FWM in SOAs,\" IEEE J. Quantum\r\nElectron., vol. 42, pp. 108-125, Feb. 2006.\r\n[4] J. T. Hsieh, P. M. Gong, S. L. Lee, and J. Wu, \"Improved Dynamic\r\nCharacteristics on Four-Wave Mixing Wavelength Conversion in Light-\r\nHolding SOAs,\" IEEE J. Select. Topics Quantum Electron., vol. 10,\r\npp.1187-1196, Sep. 2004.\r\n[5] T. Akiyama, H. Kuwatsuka, T. Simoyama, M. Sugawara and H.\r\nIshikawa, \"Design optimisation of SOA-integrated DFB laser\r\nwavelength converter,\" Electron. Lett., vol. 38, pp. 239-241, Feb.\r\n2002.[6] N. Kumar Das, Y. Yamayoshi, and H. Kawaguchi, \"Analysis\r\nof basic four-wave mixing characteristics in a semiconductor optical\r\namplifier by the finite-difference beam propagation method,\" IEEE J.\r\nQuantum Electron.,vol. 36, pp. 1184-1192, 2000.\r\n[6] Kaatuzian H. and Mostafa Keshavarz Moazzam \"All Optical\r\nWavelength Conversion Analytical Investigation in a FWM based SOA\r\nIntegrated DFB Laser Wavelength Converter,\" SPIE. Optical\r\nEngineering., vol. 47(1), pp. 14202, 2008.\r\n[7] J.W. D. Chi, K. Alan Shore, and J. Le Bihan, \"Highly nondegenerate\r\nfour-wave mixing in uniform and \/4-shifted DFB lasers,\" IEEE J.\r\nQuantum Electron., vol. 33, pp. 2011-2020, 1997.\r\n[8] T. Simoyama, H. Kuwatsuka, and H. Ishikawa, \"Cavity length\r\ndependence of wavelength conversion efficiency of four-wave mixing in\r\n\/4-shifted DFB laser,\" FUJITSU Scientific Tech. J., vol. 34, pp. 235-\r\n344, 1998.\r\n[9] Bingbing. Wu, Songnian. Fu , and Jian. Wu \"40 Gb\/s Multifunction\r\nOptical Format Conversion Module With Wavelength Multicast\r\nCapability Using Nondegenerate Four-Wave Mixing in a Semiconductor\r\nOptical Amplifier,\" Journal of Light wave Technology, vol.27,\r\npp.4446, 2009.\r\n[10] J. Leuthold, M. Mayer, J. Eckner, G. Guekos, H. Melchior, and Ch.\r\nZellweger, \" Material gain of bulk 1.55 \u256c\u255dm InGaAsP\/InP semiconductor\r\noptical amplifiers approximated by a polynomial model,\" J. Appl. Phys.,\r\nvol. 87, pp. 618-620, 2000.\r\n[11] A. Mecozzi, S. Scotti, A. DOttavi, E. Iannone, and P. Spano, \" Four\r\nwave mixing in traveling-wave semiconductor amplifiers,\" IEEE J.\r\nQuantum Electron., vol. 31, pp. 689699, Apr. 1995.","publisher":"World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology","index":"Open Science Index 54, 2011"}