Optical Channel Capacity Upgrade Based on Multiwavelength Conversion XGM Using Semiconductor Optical Amplifier for Access Networks

Table 3

Conversion efficiency measurements.

Input power (dBm)	λ1 = 1554 nm		λ2 = 1558 nm
	Output power (dBm)	CE/dB	Output power (dBm)	CE/dB
−6	6.54	12.54	7.47	13.47
−3	6.49	9.49	7.41	10.41
0	6.41	6.41	7.32	7.32
3	6.30	3.30	7.21	4.21