Abstract

The characteristics of nondegenerate four-wave mixing (FWM) in an electroabsorption modulator are reported. The input power dependence of FWM intensity agrees well with theoretical results based on third-order nonlinearity over a wide input power range of 16dB. The detuning characteristics of FWM have a −6dB∕octave response based on the carrier-density pulsation effect. The experimental results show that a higher reverse voltage brings about a faster carrier recombination. The asymmetricity of positive and negative detuning is the reverse of that of the semiconductor optical amplifier and is explained through a rate equation simulation.

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