Title :
Ultra-high bit rate optical phase conjugation/wavelength conversion in DSF and SOA with novel configuration incorporating inline fibre DFB lasers
Author :
Set, S.Y. ; Yamashita, S. ; Ibsen, M. ; Laming, R.I. ; Nesset, D. ; Kelly, A.E. ; Gilbertas, C.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
fDate :
8/20/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors report a novel polarisation insensitive optical phase conjugator or wavelength converter using orthogonally polarised fibre distributed feedback lasers as four-wave mixing pumps in both dispersion shifted fibre and semiconductor optical amplifiers. Ultra-high bit rate operation up to 40 Gbit/s and mid-span spectral inversion transmission over 204 km of standard fibre is demonstrated
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; fibre lasers; multiwave mixing; optical fibre dispersion; optical frequency conversion; optical phase conjugation; semiconductor lasers; 204 km; 40 Gbit/s; DSF; SOA; dispersion shifted fibre; fibre distributed feedback laser; four-wave mixing; inline fibre DFB laser; mid-span spectral inversion; optical phase conjugation; optical wavelength conversion; orthogonal polarisation; polarisation insensitivity; semiconductor optical amplifier; ultra-high bit rate operation;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19981168
