Four-wave mixing analyses for future ultrafast wavelength conversion at 0.64 Tb/s in a semiconductor optical amplifier

作者：Kharraz Osayd M^*; Ahmad Harith; Forsyth David I; Dernaika Mohamad; Mohammad Abu Bakar B; Zulkifll Mohd Zamani B; Ismail Mohd Faizal B; Supa'at Abu Sahmah B Mohmad

来源：Optical Engineering, 2014, 53(11): 116111.

DOI：10.1117/1.OE.53.11.116111

• all-optical wavelength conversion
• four-wave mixing
• semiconductor optical amplifier
• ultrafast gain recovery

This paper describes numerical and analytical analyses relating to the use of nonlinear four-wave mixing in a semiconductor optical amplifier medium for anticipated wavelength conversion at ultrahigh data rates of 320 and 640 Gb/s. The proposed system guidelines and design show that a maximum wavelength shift of 30 nm can be achieved at 640 Gb/s, while still maintaining an acceptable bit error rate. In addition, the impact of the pump-probe ratio and semiconductor optical amplifier bias current are investigated and the results are reported.

• 出版日期2014-11