Title :
Tunable and selective wavelength converter using degenerate fibre four-wave mixing with pump wavelength and polarisation controls
Author :
Lee, C.C. ; Chen, Y.K. ; Liaw, S.K.
Author_Institution :
Chung-Hwa Telecom Labs., Yang-Mei, Taiwan
fDate :
1/22/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A simple tunable and selective wavelength converter using degenerate fibre four-wave mixing based on pump wavelength and pump polarisation controls is proposed and demonstrated. Both single- and multichannel tunability/selectivity of conversion can be realised. This converter may enable wavelength division multiplexing networks to have improved efficiency and operational flexibility
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical fibre communication; optical fibre networks; optical fibre polarisation; optical frequency conversion; tuning; wavelength division multiplexing; degenerate fibre four-wave mixing; efficiency; multichannel tunability; operational flexibility; polarisation control; pump wavelength; selective wavelength converter; wavelength division multiplexing networks;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19980065
