DocumentCode
338655
Title
Noise optimisation of polarisation independent wavelength converters based on dual-pump four-wave mixing
Author
Set, S.Y. ; Geiger, H. ; Laming, R.I.
Author_Institution
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Volume
1
fYear
1999
fDate
21-26 Feb. 1999
Firstpage
122
Abstract
We analyze the noise issues of polarization-independent four-wave mixers based on dual-orthogonally polarized pumps. Noise optimization is demonstrated for the first time to our knowledge in such devices at 10 Gbit/s giving a >5 dB improvement.
Keywords
multiwave mixing; optical noise; optical pumping; optical wavelength conversion; 10 Gbit/s; dual-pump four-wave mixing; noise optimisation; polarisation independent wavelength converter; Bragg gratings; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fiber gratings; Four-wave mixing; Noise figure; Noise reduction; Optical fiber polarization; Signal generators; Signal processing; Wavelength converters;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-582-X
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.1999.767813
Filename
767813
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