DocumentCode
1834297
Title
Polarization-insensitive 40-Gb/s wavelength converter using cross-phase modulation in twisted fiber and optical filtering
Author
Tanemura, Takuo ; Suzuki, Jun ; Katoh, Kazuhiro ; Kikuchi, Kazuro
Author_Institution
Res. Center for Adv. Sci. & Technol., Univ. of Tokyo, Japan
Volume
5
fYear
2005
fDate
6-11 March 2005
Abstract
We demonstrate all-optical wavelength conversion with 0.3-dB polarization-sensitivity, using cross-phase modulation in a twisted fiber and optical filtering. Error-free operation with only 1-dB penalty is realized at 40 Gbit/s with the input signal polarization scrambled.
Keywords
nonlinear optics; optical fibre polarisation; optical filters; optical modulation; optical wavelength conversion; phase modulation; 40 Gbit/s; all-optical wavelength conversion; cross-phase modulation; error-free operation; optical filtering; polarization-insensitive wavelength converter; signal polarization scrambling; twisted fiber; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fiber nonlinear optics; Filtering; Optical fiber filters; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN
1-55752-783-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2005.193117
Filename
1499710
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