Polarization-Independent Optical Demultiplexing Using XPM-Induced Wavelength Shifting in Highly Nonlinear Fiber

Author

Li, Jie ; Berntson, Anders ; Jacobsen, Gunnar

Author_Institution

Acreo AB, Kista

Volume

20

Issue

9

fYear

2008

fDate

5/1/2008 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

691

Lastpage

693

Abstract

Polarization-independent all-optical demultiplexing of 160-Gb/s optical time-division-multiplexed data based on cross-phase-modulation-induced wavelength shifting in highly nonlinear fiber (HNLF) has been experimentally demonstrated with a maximum power penalty of 0.8 dB due to signal polarization variations. The method uses a simple and easy-to-implement single-path polarization-diversity scheme by placing a short piece of polarization-maintaining fiber before the HNLF.

Keywords

demultiplexing; optical fibre communication; optical fibre polarisation; optical modulation; optical switches; phase modulation; time division multiplexing; bit rate 160 Gbit/s; cross-phase-modulation-induced wavelength shifting; nonlinear fiber; optical time-division-multiplexed data; polarization-diversity scheme; polarization-independent all-optical demultiplexing; polarization-maintaining fiber; power penalty; signal polarization; Demultiplexing; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency conversion; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Demultiplexing; optical fiber communication; optical frequency conversion; phase modulation; polarization;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2008.919599

Filename

4479621