Title :
Cascaded operation of wavelength converter for dual-polarization phase-modulated signal
Author :
Tan, Hung Nguyen ; Inoue, Takeru ; Kurumida, Junya ; Namiki, Shu
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol. (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
Cascaded operation of all-optical wavelength converter for dual-polarization phase-modulated signal is demonstrated for the first time. Cascadability up to 14 wavelength conversion hops is enabled by using a dual-stage-counter-dithering and polarization-diversity configuration.
Keywords :
light polarisation; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; optical wavelength conversion; phase modulation; all-optical wavelength converter; cascaded operation; dual-polarization phase-modulated signal; dual-stage counter-dithering; polarization-diversity configuration; wavelength conversion; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Bit error rate; Dispersion; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Optical wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fibre Technology, 2014 OptoElectronics and Communication Conference and Australian Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
