Title :
Polarisation independent, multi-channel, multi-format wavelength conversion by difference-frequency generation in AlGaAs waveguides
Author_Institution :
331 Newman Springs Rd., Red Bank, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We discuss device, system, and network application aspects of DFG wavelength conversion in AlGaAs waveguides. Polarisation-independent, simultaneous conversion of 2.5 Gb/s and 10 Gb/s channels, and the parametric wavelength interchanging cross-connect architecture will also be presented
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aluminium compounds; gallium arsenide; light polarisation; optical communication equipment; optical frequency conversion; optical parametric devices; optical waveguides; telecommunication channels; telecommunication network management; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 2.5 Gbit/s; AlGaAs; AlGaAs waveguides; DFG wavelength conversion; difference-frequency generation; network application; parametric wavelength interchanging cross-connect architecture; polarisation independent multi-channel multi-format wavelength conversion; Content management; Filtering; Frequency conversion; Intelligent networks; Optical polarization; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Springs; Tellurium; Wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732763
