Title :
Simultaneous UWB monocycle pulse generation and frequency up-conversion with multicasting capability using FWM effect in a highly nonlinear photonic crystal fiber (HNL-PCF)
Author :
Zhang, Fangzheng ; Wu, Jian ; Fu, Songnian ; Xu, Kun ; Li, Yan ; Hong, Xiuaobin ; Shum, Ping ; Lin, Jintong
Author_Institution :
Key Lab. of Inf. Photonics & Opt. Commun., Beijing Univ. of Posts & Telecommun., Beijing, China
Abstract :
A scheme to simultaneously realize UWB monocycle pulse generation and frequency up-conversion using FWM effect in a 60-meter HNL-PCF is experimentally demonstrated. Two baseband and two frequency up-converted signals are obtained for UWB-over-fiber systems.
Keywords :
multicast communication; optical communication; optical fibre networks; photonic crystals; pulse generators; ultra wideband technology; FWM effect; HNL-PCF; UWB monocycle pulse generation; UWB-over-fiber systems; frequency up-conversion; highly nonlinear photonic crystal fiber; multicasting capability; Baseband; Frequency conversion; Frequency measurement; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical polarization;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621476
