Design of an all-optical wavelength router based on spatial solitons

Author

Chiaraluce, Franco ; Gambi, Ennio ; Pierleoni, Paola

Author_Institution

Dipt. di Elettronica e Autom., Ancona Univ., Italy

Volume

17

Issue

9

fYear

1999

fDate

9/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1670

Lastpage

1681

Abstract

This paper presents the theory and modeling of an all-optical device which realizes self-routing of waves at different wavelengths. The device exploits spatial soliton interaction in a Kerr-like nonlinear medium and can be used in wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) networks with fixed tuned receivers and tunable transmitters. Interaction is governed by four-wave mixing (FWM) that produces the desired effects under suitable excitation conditions. Several numerical examples are given, which highlight the importance of an optimum choice for the spectrum of wavelengths

Keywords

multiwave mixing; optical Kerr effect; optical fibre networks; optical solitons; telecommunication network routing; wavelength division multiplexing; Kerr-like nonlinear medium; WDM; all-optical device modelling; all-optical wavelength router design; excitation conditions; spatial soliton interaction; spatial solitons; tunable transmitters; wavelength division multiplexing; Frequency shift keying; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Optical solitons; Optical transmitters; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength routing;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/50.788574

Filename

788574