1. Task 1: All-Optical Wavelength Converter (AOWC)
Performance Optimization of AOWCs
Vikrant Lal, Milan Masanovic, Daniel Blumenthal

2. Summary of Work
Modeling and Simulation of InP based AOWC to accurately estimate and design various performance metrics
Physics based modeling of optical processes in Quantum Well devices
Developed a Quantum Well Gain and Index model, and detailed rate equation based Dynamic SOA model
Issues
Need to improve noise modeling in the SOA
Need to better model the carrier dependent index change effects
Need to include temperature dependent effects in a more detailed manner

3. Future Work Improve the index model to accurately simulate XPM effects
Run full dynamic simulations of the AOWC, that agree with experimental results and trends
Simulate the effect of different design parameters on the operation to help improve device design.