PATTERN EFFECT MITIGATION TECHNIQUES FOR ALL -OPTICAL WAVELENGTH CONVERTERS BASED ON... SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS

All-optical Wavelength Converters (aowc) Are Considered Key To Overcome Wavelength Blocking Issues In Next Generation Transparent Networks. The Focus Of This Book Is On Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers (soa), A Mature Nonlinear Element With Very Favorable Nonlinear Characteristics, And On A Discussion Of Various Filter Configurations As Well As On Their Adaptations For Providing Optimum Performance Matched To The Nonlinear Element Working In High-speed All-optical Wavelength Converters. Zusammenfassung-Abstract......Page 11 Abstract......Page 13 Contents......Page 15 List of Symbols and Acronyms......Page 17 1 Introduction......Page 19 2 Semiconductor Optical Amplifier: Theory and Modeling......Page 29 3 Cross-Gain and Cross-Phase Modulation......Page 51 4 Pattern Effect Mitigation Techniques in Wavelength Converters Assisted by an Optical Filter......Page 67 5 Wavelength Conversion Using an SOA-based Sagnac Loop......Page 103 6 Wavelength Conversion for Differential Phase-Shift Keying Signal......Page 125 7 Summary and Outlook......Page 131 Reference......Page 135