Title :
Self-pumping wavelength conversion of mixed order PSK signals by FWM to realise band conversion
Author :
Bottrill, Kyle ; Parmigiani, F. ; Richardson, David ; Petropoulos, P.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton, UK
Abstract :
We present an FWM based wavelength conversion that differs from the typical approach in requiring no additional pump sources; two PSK signals are mixed in an HNLF, effectively pumping each other to facilitate wavelength conversion. The approach enables us to demonstrate band conversion as well as conversion of PSK signals of differing order.
Keywords :
phase shift keying; wavelength assignment; wavelength division multiplexing; FWM based wavelength conversion; WDM; all-optical networks; band conversion; four-wave mixing schemes; mixed order PSK signals; self-pumping wavelength conversion; wavelength division multiplexed systems;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC 2013), 39th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
London
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-84919-759-5
DOI :
10.1049/cp.2013.1617
