Numerically, we have analyzed the basic characteristics of all-optical demultiplexing based on four-wave mixing in semiconductor optical amplifiers by solving a modified nonlinear Schrodinger equation using the finite-difference beam propagation method. For high on-off ratio, the optimum input pump pulsewidth is 1~3 ps for 1 ps, 250 Gbit/s probe pulse. From the simulation results, it is clear that for the faster demultiplexing operation, semiconductor optical amplifiers with wider gain bandwidth are required. We have simulated pattern effects in the FWM signal. We have also obtained demultiplexing from the time-multiplexed signals by repetitive pump pulses
A method for high-bit-rate optical pulse amplification without a pattern effect (PE) phenomenon is numerically analyzed and presented. In the proposed new scheme, the input signals are applied to a series of 1×2 optical switches and semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs). Based on the input signal bit rate and the desired PE reduction rate, it is shown that the number of these devices can be easily optimized. For reducing the SOA nonlinearities on the output signal, a high-birefringent fiber loop mirror is used as an optical Gaussian filter. The achieved results depict that symmetry and the time-bandwidth product of the output signal obtained by this filter are significantly improved. The simulations are performed for high bit-rate signals (>50 Gbps); therefore, in the SOA model, all relevant nonlinear effects that occur in the subpicosecond regimes are taken into account.
We have analyzed the four-wave mixing (FWM) characteristics among short optical pulses in semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) with optimum time-delays. An excellent agreement is observed between the simulated and experimental results of FWM in SOAs.
We have studied and analyzed the optical frequency multiplication or optical harmonic up-conversion of low-frequency microwave signals while optically up-converting their frequencies. We have simulated the relative intensity of the harmonic components of the generated microwave signal for a triangular wavelength sweep. It has observed in the simulation results that with the increase of harmonic components, the relative intensity decreases for the low values of plate reflectivity
We have numerically analyzed nondegenerate four-wave mixing (FWM) among short optical pulses in a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) by the finite-difference beam propagation method (FD-BPM). We used the nonlinear propagation equation taking into account gain spectrum dynamic gain saturation which depends on carrier depression, carrier heating, and spectral hole-burning, group velocity dispersion, self-phase modulation, and two-photon absorption. To analyze FWM in an SOA, the evolution in time and spectral domain of two input optical pulses with different frequencies during propagation was calculated. From this simulation, it has become clear that the method me used here is a very useful technique for simulating FWM characteristics in SOA's. We also found that the wavelength dependence of the gain is crucial if the detuning is larger than 1 THz.
We have analyzed the four-wave mixing (FWM) characteristics with optimum time-delays between pump and probe pulses in semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) by the finite-difference beam propagation method (FD-BPM). The study of FWM characteristics with optimum time-delays between pump and probe pulses in SOAs has the importance to achieve the high FWM conversion efficiency and to clarify the timing jitter. From the simulations, we have clarified that the FWM conversion efficiency increases with optimum time-delays between pump and probe pulses. In the experiment, we have found the same tendency. Therefore, we have obtained an excellent agreement between the simulation and experimental results of FWM characteristics with optimum time-delays between pulses in SOAs.
We have demonstrated the possibility of quality light absorption in plasmonic nanostructured metal-semiconductor-metal (MSM) photodetectors with different groove shapes and analyzed the device performance by varying the physical parameters. The simulations revealed the quality light absorption for various nanogratings. The MSM photodetectors (MSM-PDs) utilizing nanostructure fabrication enable future high-speed devices to achieve high-responsivity bandwidth product. Finite difference time-domain method is used to evaluate the quality light absorption by plasmonics one dimensional nanostructures with the illumination of transverse magnetic light, since the surface plasmon polariton excitation is polarization sensitive. In our modeling, various nanograting profiles incorporated on the conventional MSM-PDs perform in different ways to improve the light absorption capacity in the subwavelength aperture region of the device. Therefore, the grooves' shape and size are the effective parameters to enhance the light concentration below the diffraction limit. The simulation results demonstrated the light absorption enhancement of ∼33.6 times for newly introduced nonlinearly tapered (or trapezoidal) ellipse wall nanogratings with the aid of plasmonic nanogratings effects.