Characterization of the chirp and intensity modulation propertiesof an SOA-MZI wavelength converter

Wavelength converters based on cross-phase modulation in semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) in the arms of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) provide a key network element for reconfigurable optical networks that incorporate wavelength routing. For system design purposes, the properties of the intensity and phase (chirp) modulation of the wavelength-converted signal for an SOA-MZI wavelength converter are important. In this paper, the small-signal α parameter, which characterizes the converter chirp, and the conversion frequency response are characterized experimentally for an integrated all-active SOA-MZI wavelength converter. For both co- and counterpropagating signals, the variation of the a parameter along the interference and conversion curves is considered in detail. Three optical modulators with quite different chirp properties are used to generate the modulated input signal to the wavelength converter. The results demonstrate that the chirp of the wavelength-converted signal is primarily determined by the device properties and the intensity of the modulated input signal. The a parameter of the wavelength-converted signal is negative for noninverting operation and positive for inverting operation. An important contribution of the paper is the detailed assessment of this key device characteristic. The experimental characterization of the wavelength converter is incorporated into a device model that can be used to obtain the pulse response. Calculated and measured results for the time dependence of the intensity and chirp of the wavelength-converted signal are in good agreement. The conversion frequency response for the intensity modulation is also measured along the conversion curve. The 3-dB bandwidth is found to be generally about 8-10 GHz     

Theoretical Study on Wavelength Conversion Based on Cross Phase Modulation Using Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers

Performances of wavelength converted signal by cross phase modulation (XPM) using semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOA's) were studied by the use of the multi-section model. Results show that they are related to both the phase arm bias current of the XPM wavelength converter and its operation. When the conversion is under the in-phase operation, the peak extinction ratio (ER) and the chirp frequency of the converted signal increase according to the decrease of the phase arm bias current, but the input signal power dynamic range decreases. When the converter is under the out-of-phase operation, the chirp frequency decreases with the decrease of the phase arm bias current, while the peak ER and the input power dynamic range keep almost the same when the phase arm bias current changes.     

基于SOA的XGM全光波长变换光信号啁啾效应分析

对于基于半导体光放大器 (SOA)交叉增益调制效应 (XGM )的全光波长变换 (AOWC)由于相位调制引起的变换光啁啾特性进行了系统分析 ,模拟了信号光功率、信号光脉宽、抽运电流和探测光功率对于变换光啁啾的影响 ,且变换光啁啾存在着码字序列依赖性。     

Analysis of large-signal dynamic characteristics of 10-Gb/s tunable distributed Bragg reflector lasers integrated with electroabsorption modulator and semiconductor optical amplifier based on the time-dependent transfer matrix method

We investigate large-signal dynamic characteristics of tunable distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) lasers with different structures. Because of high chirp and complex structures of tunable DBR lasers, it is difficult to accurately analyze large signal chirp and output pulse shapes with analytical models. Therefore, we apply a numerical model based on the time-dependent transfer matrix method to tunable DBR lasers integrated with electroabsorption modulator (EAM) and semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA). Using this model, we find a suitable /spl alpha/-parameter range in the Bragg grating section (/spl alpha//sub Bragg/-parameter) that produces the tolerable wavelength chirp while maintaining a proper tuning range. To employ the tunable lasers in wavelength division multiplexed networks and improve flexibility of the networks, the tunable lasers should have high output power and low wavelength chirp. According to our simulation results, the EAM section had better be located in between SOA and DBR laser sections to obtain high output power and low wavelength chirp.     

Theoretical analysis of tunable wavelength conversion based on FWM in a semiconductor fiber ring laser

A comprehensive broad-band dynamic model of a tunable wavelength converter based on four-wave mixing (FWM) in a semiconductor fiber ring laser (SFRL) is presented. Critical factors, e.g., the material gain profile, the longitudinal variation of the optical field, the carrier density, photon density, and the broad-band spontaneous noise emission, are considered in the model. Therefore, the static and dynamic characteristics of this kind of wavelength converter can be predicted more accurately. By numerical simulation, the effects of the input signal power, injection current, the coupling coefficient of the output coupler, and the lasing wavelength on the conversion efficiency of the wavelength converter are investigated. Also, the optical pulse pattern, frequency chirp, and extinction ratio of the conjugate signal are evaluated. To widen the dynamic range of input signal power, an erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA) is added into the SFRL. The characteristics of this tunable wavelength converter with an SFRL are investigated in detail.     

Optical label encoding using electroabsorption modulators and investigation of chirp properties

A novel scheme of optical label encoding by wavelength conversion based on electroabsorption modulators (EAMs) is reported. Based on the experimental observations, the chirp properties of the wavelength-converted signal are discussed and a wide dynamic range of the chirp /spl alpha/-parameter is found allowed. Compared with cross-gain modulation (XGM) in a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA), the EAM has several advantages, which make it attractive for optical label encoding or other applications as a wavelength converter.     

混合光波长转换在波分复用光网络中的应用

在全光网络中，如何合理利用波长转换来降低光网络的阻塞率是一个非常关键的问题。研究了最新的波长转换体系结构和波长转换手段，提出一种全新的混合波长转换方法，在减少网络中波长转换器个数的同时，维持拥塞概率类似于全波长转换。提出了5种不同的波长转换器使用策略，并利用数值模拟的方法，比较了这5种不同的波长转换器使用策略，分析结果，得出了最小化光网络的阻塞概率的波长转换使用策略。结合混合波长转换和波长转换器使用策略，进一步提出了光网络中优化波长转换器配置的遗传算法，通过对14个节点的美国自然科学基金网(NSF Net)的数值模拟，结果表明它是十分有效的，在减少光网络中波长转换器数量，且不增加光网络波长数量的情况下，基本保持原有网络性能。     

全光波长转换技术

全光波长转换器将是未来波分复用（WDM）网络中的关键器件之一，它允许波长重用，避免波长竞争，它还能够提供波长重构与分散管理。本文主要介绍全光波长转换的方法、原理、特性及进展。     

Error-Free 320-Gb/s All-Optical Wavelength Conversion Using a Single Semiconductor Optical Amplifier

We demonstrate error-free wavelength conversion at 320 Gb/s by employing a semiconductor optical amplifier that fully recovers in 56 ps. Error-free operation is achieved without using forward error correction technology. We employ optical filtering to select the blue sideband of the spectrum of the probe light, to utilize fast chirp dynamics introduced by the amplifier, and to overcome the slow gain recovery. This leads to an effective recovery time of less than 1.8 ps for the wavelength converter. The wavelength converter has a simple configuration and is implemented by using fiber-pigtailed components. The concept allows photonic integration     

注入锁定半导体激光器全光波长转换技术

波长转换器是光通信网络中的一个重要器件。而除半导体光放大器（SOA）外，半导体激光器也是进行波长变换的一种很好选择。基于半导体激光器的注入锁定波长变换技术具有转换带宽较大、啁啾小、消光比特性好、结构简单、成本低廉等诸多优点。将探测光与信号光同步注入法布里-珀罗（F-P）半导体激光器，可以通过信号光功率的变化控制激光器锁模与失锁，导致腔内纵模变化，探测光随之被共振放大或减弱，从而将信息由信号光转换到探测光频率上。从静态实验入手，对半导体激光器的注入锁定现象及光信号控制法布里-珀罗纵模移动等问题分别进行了研究。分析了动态转换激光器工作点的选取问题，在动态实验中实现了较宽范围的正相与反相波长转换，转换速率达到了10Gb／s。     

Wavelength converter placement under different RWA algorithms in wavelength-routed all-optical networks

Sparse wavelength conversion and appropriate routing and wavelength assignment (RWA) algorithms are the two key factors in improving the blocking performance in wavelength-routed all-optical networks. It has been shown that the optimal placement of a limited number of wavelength converters in an arbitrary mesh network is an NP-complete problem. There have been various heuristic algorithms proposed in the literature, in which most of them assume that a static routing and random-wavelength assignment RWA algorithm is employed. However, the existing work shows that fixed-alternate routing and dynamic routing RWA algorithms can achieve much better blocking performance. Our study further demonstrates that the wavelength converter placement and RWA algorithms are closely related in the sense that a well-designed wavelength converter placement mechanism for a particular RWA algorithm might not work well with a different RWA algorithm. Therefore, the wavelength converter placement and the RWA have to be considered jointly. The objective of this paper is to investigate the wavelength converter placement problem under the fixed-alternate routing (FAR) algorithm and least-loaded routing (LLR) algorithm. Under the FAR algorithm, we propose a heuristic algorithm called minimum blocking probability first for wavelength converter placement. Under the LLR algorithm, we propose another heuristic algorithm called weighted maximum segment length. The objective of the converter placement algorithms is to minimize the overall blocking probability. Extensive simulation studies have been carried out over three typical mesh networks, including the 14-node NSFNET, 19-node EON, and 38-node CTNET. We observe that the proposed algorithms not only outperform existing wavelength converter placement algorithms by a large margin, but they also can achieve almost the same performance compared with full wavelength conversion under the same RWA algorithm.     

光网络导通性能计算

对光波长交换网络中，存在连接源和目的节点的波长通道的概率，做了定量研究。文章首先计算单条路径、无波长交换节点的连通概率，接着计算无波长交换节点的小型网络的连通概率，然后计算掺入波长交换节点的光网络连通概率，最后对波长交换中的一些问题进行了讨论。     

一种可调谐的宽带喇曼波长转换器

为了提高宽带波长转换技术的响应速度，采用高非线性光子晶体光纤，设计了一种受激喇曼散射的可调谐全光宽带波长转换器。基于光纤中喇曼效应，对光子晶体光纤喇曼增益谱采取高斯曲线进行拟合，建立了喇曼波长转换器的理论模型，并进行了仿真分析，讨论了光纤长度对转换效率的影响。结果表明，在符合通信系统的条件下，实现了100nm转换带宽，波段为1487nm~1587nm，Q因子随探测光波长变化与喇曼增益谱走势相同，其波长转换质量最优处在喇曼增益系数最大处。该研究对未来光网络的波长转换器波长分配以及光纤长度的配置研究具有参考意义。     

光突发交换网络新型偏射路由方案研究

光突发交换(OBS)被认为是下一代光网络中的有效核心交换技术之一,设计OBS网络的最初目的之一是减小突发包丢失率.解决突发竞争的方法主要包括光缓存、波长变换、偏射路由和突发分段.提出一种改进偏射路由方案,并建立了数学模型,对改进方案的性能进行了仿真分析,结果表明改进方案能更好的提高网络整体性能.     

在GMPLS控制光网络中波长转换信息分享

Wavelength converters are used in optical networks to overcome transparent wavelength channel insufficiency. However, current GMPLS control plane does not distribute wavelength converter information to network nodes. To overcome this situation, four wavelength converter information sharing methods for GMPLS-controlled optical networks are proposed. The first two, Conversion Capability during Signaling (CCS) and Conversion Availability during Signaling (CAS), are based on the RSVP-TE signaling protocol, while the others, Conversion Capability Advertisement (CCA) and Conversion Availability Advertisement (CAA), are based on the OSPF-TE routing protocol. Simulations show that CAA obtains the lowest blocking, while CCS the highest. Moreover, CAA only slightly increases the control plane load compared to CAS.     

基于量子点光放大器波长转换的啁啾特性研究

信号光的啁啾特性在很大程度上会影响量子点半导体光放大器(QD-SOA)的性能,引起传输信号的走离效应,使误比特率增高。为了改善这一特性,对QD-SOA全光波长转换器的啁啾特性进行了系统分析,基于QD-SOA的交叉增益调制效应的全光波长转换原理,采用牛顿法和4阶龙格-库塔法求解速率方程和光场传输方程,计算了注入电流、抽运光脉宽和抽运光消光比变化时QD-SOA全光波长转换器输出变换光的啁啾值。结果表明,增大抽运光脉宽、减小注入电流和抽运光消光比均可减小变换光的啁啾值,通过优化这些参量可以减小啁啾的影响,但在设计QD-SOA全光波长转换器时,要考虑抽运光消光比和变换光啁啾之间的均衡。     

Wavelength-tunable electrooptic polarization conversion inbirefringent waveguides

Wavelength-tunable, electrooptic polarization conversion in a birefringent waveguide accomplished with a multiple cascade of alternating TE←→TM mode converter and TE/TM phase shifter sections is analyzed. Such polarization converters have been demonstrated in LiNbO₃ and have been used as electrooptically tunable narrowband (Δλ⩽λ₀/1000) wavelength filters with tuning ranges of at least λ₀/200. It is shown that the polarization converter requires only two independent drive voltages and provides arbitrary polarization transformations from any general input polarization to any desired output polarization with simultaneous wavelength tunability. The device is characterized by its overall transfer matrix and the optical bandwidths and tuning ranges for various electrode geometries     

Semiconductor devices in photonic switching

Three types of photonic switching networks have been proposed, namely, optical space-division switching, optical wavelength-division switching. Optional function devices required for each switching network are as follows: optical switch matrix for space-division switching; optical memory and optical write/read gate for time-division switching; and tunable wavelength filter and wavelength converter for wavelength-division switching. Recent progress in semiconductor functional devices such as modulators, switching devices, bistable devices, and wavelength control devices, which would be key devices to build switching networks, is reviewed     

DWDM网中全光波长转换器的研究

全光波长转换器（AOWC）是未来DWDM网络中关键性器件之一，文章介绍了DWDM网中几种AOWC的实现方法、原理和进展情况，还简单介绍了波长转换器在DWDM网中的最优化放置问题。     

ROF系统中基于SOA非线性效应的光子上变频技术研究

在光载射频（ROF）系统中,为了将承载信息的光基带信号上变频到微波／毫米波波段,本文基于半导体光放大器（SOA）中的交叉增益调制（xGM）和交叉相位调制（XPM）效应实现了光子上变频：即实现了1．25Gb／s基带信号到30GHz的毫米波信号的转换。文中分析了SOA驱动电流的变化（50～200mA）和信号光与本振光波长间...