Title :
Large cross-phase modulation and four wave mixing in tellurite EDFAs
Author :
Marhic, M.E. ; Morita, I. ; Ho, M.-C. ; Akasaka, Y. ; Kazovsky, L.G.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Stanford Univ., CA, USA
fDate :
11/11/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Models are presented which show that, for WDM systems, XPM and FWM in EDFAs can be far larger for tellurite than for silica (tens of dB larger for RWM), because tellurite is highly nonlinear. Experimental results for XPM are presented
Keywords :
erbium; multiwave mixing; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical modulation; phase modulation; FWM; WDM systems; XPM; four wave mixing; highly nonlinear; large cross-phase modulation; tellurite EDFAs;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19991366
