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Filter-Free Wavelength Conversion Using Mach-Zehnder Interferometer with Integrated Multimode Interference Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers

  • Received : 2003.11.06
  • Published : 2004.08.31
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Abstract

We propose a filter-free wavelength conversion using a Mach-Zehnder interferometer with monolithically integrated $2{\times}2$ multimode interference semiconductor optical amplifiers (MMI-SOAs). The device has been optimized by considering a non-homogeneous carrier distribution due to the self-imaging properties of the MMI-SOA. Static measurements show an extinction ratio of up to 18 dB and an input signal rejection ratio of up to 20 dB.

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