Title :
Optical domain frequency translation of a modulated optical carrier
Author :
Hodgkinson, T.G. ; Coppin, Pol
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Lab., Ipswich, UK
Abstract :
It is demonstrated that a frequency translating recirculating optical loop can be used as a means of frequency translating a digitally modulated optical carrier from one frequency to another without the need for the modulated carrier to exit the optical domain.
Keywords :
frequency division multiplexing; optical communication equipment; digitally modulated optical carrier; frequency translating recirculating optical loop; modulated optical carrier; optical domain frequency translation; optical wavelength translation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19900813
