Title :
S-band CW lightwave generation using four-wave mixing in high-nonlinearity fiber
Author :
Matsushita, Shun-ichi ; Namiki, Shu ; Aso, Osamu ; Sakano, Misao
Author_Institution :
Fitel Photonics Lab., Furukawa Electr. Co. Ltd., Chiba, Japan
Abstract :
A multi-channel CW-WDM signal source in the S-band is presented using a 153 nm conversion bandwidth, the widest to our knowledge, providing four-wave mixing (FWM) in a high-nonlinearity fiber. Up to a 40 dB optical signal to noise ratio (OSNR) is realized by avoiding improper FWM.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; light sources; multiwave mixing; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical noise; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; 153 nm; 40 dB; DFB lasers; FWM; OSNR; S-band CW lightwave generation; WDM light source; conversion bandwidth; crosstalk noise; four-wave mixing; high-nonlinearity fiber; multichannel CW-WDM signal source; optical signal to noise ratio; polarization-maintaining wavelength multiplexer; transmitter; wavelength division multiplexing; Crosstalk; Fiber lasers; Four-wave mixing; Frequency; Light sources; Optical fiber polarization; Optical noise; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.989621
