SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER (SOA) FOUR-WAVE MIXING (FWM) WAVELENGTH CONVERSION WITH IMPROVED SIGNAL OUTPUT QUALITY

Authors

  • David I. Forsyth, Kanar R. Tariq, and Ahmed Jamal Abdullah Al-Gburi, Riyam Alaa Johni Author

Keywords:

semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA), four-wave mixing (FWM), signal-to-noise ratio (S/N).

Abstract

In this work, we have substantially improved the measured signal-to-noise S/N ratio and Q-factors in a four-wave mixed (FWM) converted wavelength signal in a dual semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) arrangement by saturating each SOA component in an optical fibre communications link. The results show considerable improvements in both measurands of the converted signal by virtue of SOA gain saturation.

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Published

2024-08-10

Issue

Vol. 37 No. 3 (2024)

Section

Articles