Using semiconductor optical amplifiers of different length, we show experimentally that the signal to noise ratio at the output of a WDM network wavelength converter based on four-wave mixing is larger for amplifiers with large unsaturated gain, and increases with gain saturation.
Increase of signal to noise ratio in wavelength conversion using four-wave mixing in semiconductor optical amplifiers
1996-01-01
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