Title :
Polarization-independent phase conjugation in a reflective optical mixer
Author :
Giles, C.R. ; Mizrahi, V. ; Erdogan, T.
Author_Institution :
Crawford Hill Lab., AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
A reflective optical mixer based on four-photon mixing is used to generate a phase conjugate copy of an input optical signal of arbitrary polarization. For some polarization states of the pump and signal, the phase conjugate signal is polarization-scrambled. Measurements at 1.8 Gb/s confirm the potential use of the reflective optical mixer in lightwave systems.<>
Keywords :
jitter; light reflection; multiwave mixing; optical fibre communication; optical fibre polarisation; optical phase conjugation; optical pumping; 1.8 bit/s; arbitrary polarization; four-photon mixing; input optical signal; lightwave systems; phase conjugate copy; polarization states; polarization-independent phase conjugation; polarization-scrambled; pump; reflective optical mixer; signal; Fiber gratings; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Optical wavelength conversion;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
