Three-wave mixing devices for WDM applications

Author

Chou, M.-H. ; Patameswaran, K.R. ; Fejer, M.M. ; Brener, I.

Author_Institution

Edward L. Ginzton Lab., Stanford Univ., CA, USA

fYear

1999

fDate

26-27 July 1999

Abstract

Fabrication of difference frequency generation (DFG) devices with 3 dB conversion loss and bandwidths >60 nm in the 1.5 /spl mu/m band will be described. Also "cascade" devices which mimic four-wave mixing with two sequential three-wave mixing processes are presented. Applications to conversion of single and multiple channels within the 1.5 /spl mu/m band, symmetrical conversion from 1.3 /spl mu/m to 1.5 /spl mu/m and 1.5 /spl mu/m to 1.3 /spl mu/m, and dispersion compensation of four 10 Gbit/s channels over 150 km will also be presented.

Keywords

compensation; multiwave mixing; optical communication equipment; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre losses; optical frequency conversion; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; 1.3 mum; 1.5 /spl mu/m band; 1.5 mum; Gbit/s channels; WDM applications; cascade devices; conversion loss; difference frequency generation device fabrication; dispersion compensation; four-wave mixing; multiple channels; sequential three-wave mixing processes; single channels; symmetrical conversion; three-wave mixing devices; Bandwidth; Dynamic range; Frequency conversion; Mixers; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Power generation; Signal generators; Wavelength conversion; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Nanostructures and Quantum Dots/WDM Components/VCSELs and Microcavaties/RF Photonics for CATV and HFC Systems, 1999 Digest of the LEOS Summer Topical Meetings

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5633-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOSST.1999.794653

Filename

794653