Title :
All-fiber high-speed transparent optical switch using Bragg scattering frequency conversion
Author :
Méchin, David ; Provo, Richard ; Harvey, John D. ; McKinstrie, Colin J.
Author_Institution :
Auckland Univ., Auckland
Abstract :
We present an experimental demonstration of a transparent optical switch using Bragg scattering frequency conversion in a nonlinear optical loop mirror.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; mirrors; multiwave mixing; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibres; optical frequency conversion; optical switches; optical wavelength conversion; Bragg scattering frequency conversion; all-fiber high-speed transparent optical switch; all-optical wavelength conversion schemes; asymmetric four-wave mixing; high speed communications systems; nonlinear optical loop mirror; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency conversion; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical scattering; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386128
