Title :
High efficiency, wide range and completely transparent wavelength conversion method using replicas generated by dual pump nearly-degenerated four-wave mixing in a Mach-Zehnder interferometer SOA
Author :
Otsubo, K. ; Tanaka, S. ; Tomabechi, S. ; Morito, K. ; Kuwatsuka, H.
Author_Institution :
Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd., Atsugi, Japan
Abstract :
The novel technique for completely transparent wavelength conversion using replicas by dual pump nearly-degenerated FWM in a Mach-Zehnder interferometer SOA has enabled 16-nm conversion of a 10-Gb/s signal with high efficiency of -6.0 dB.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; multiwave mixing; optical fibre communication; optical pumping; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 10 Gbit/s; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; SOA; dual pump nearly-degenerated four-wave mixing; replicas; wavelength conversion; Four-wave mixing; Frequency conversion; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal generators; Wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215644
