Title :
Effect of modulational instability on broadband wavelength conversion using four-wave mixing in optical fiber
Author :
Aso, O. ; Tashiro, Y. ; Tadakuma, M. ; Namiki, S.
Author_Institution :
Opto-Technol. Lab., Furukawa Electr. Co. Ltd., Chiba, Japan
Abstract :
We show that, in fiber-optic four-wave mixing based wavelength conversion, modulational instability compensates for the flatness degradation of the conversion efficiency due to birefringence. A 76 nm ultra-broadband 1 dB highly-flattened wavelength conversion with conversion efficiency up to /spl sim/4 dB is demonstrated.
Keywords :
birefringence; compensation; modulational instability; multiwave mixing; optical fiber communication; wavelength division multiplexing; birefringence; broadband wavelength conversion; conversion efficiency; fiber-optic four-wave mixing based wavelength conversion; flatness degradation; four-wave mixing; modulational instability; optical fiber; ultra-broadband 1 dB highly-flattened wavelength conversion; Brillouin scattering; Four-wave mixing; Optical fiber polarization; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse modulation; Wavelength conversion; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868560
