Noise transfer characteristics in wavelength conversion based on cross-gain saturation in a semiconductor optical amplifier |
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Authors: | K Inoue |
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Affiliation: | NTT Opto-Electron. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan; |
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Abstract: | Wavelength conversion based on cross-gain saturation in a semiconductor optical amplifier is studied from the viewpoint of how fluctuation in the input signal is transferred to the converted signal. Experiments in which a signal light with amplifier ASE noise is converted show that fluctuation in the "on"-level is suppressed while fluctuation in the "off"-level is enhanced due to the in/out relation of the converter. |
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