@article{3052125, title = "Experimental investigation of wavelength conversion based on four-wave mixing in a three-electrode distributed feedback laser", author = "Tomkos, I and Zacharopoulos, I and Roditi, E and Syvridis, D", journal = "Applied Physics Letters", year = "1999", volume = "75", number = "9", pages = "1195-1197", publisher = "AMER INST PHYSICS", issn = "0003-6951, 1077-3118", doi = "10.1063/1.124639", abstract = "A wavelength converter based on four-wave mixing in a three-electrode distributed feedback laser is experimentally investigated. The output power and the signal to background noise ratio characteristics of the converted waves were measured for highly nondegenerate conditions, up to 2 THz detuning frequency. The dependence of the converted wave power on the pump and probe input power has been also investigated. Moreover, a comparison with a highly performing converter based on four-wave mixing in a 1.5-mm-long semiconductor optical amplifier has been carried out. (C) 1999 American Institute of Physics. [S0003-6951(99)00835-9]." }