Title :
Arbitrary wavelength conversion in entire CL-band based on pump-wavelength-tunable FWM in a HNLF
Author :
Takahashi, Masanori ; Takasaka, Shigehiro ; Sugizaki, Ryuichi ; Yagi, Takeshi
Abstract :
Pump-wavelength-tunable FWM was demonstrated using a zero dispersion and dispersion slope HNLF. Signal in CL-band was converted to any wavelength in entire CL-band and measured power penalties were less than 1 dB for 10 Gbit/s NRZ signals.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical dispersion; optical fibres; optical pumping; HNLF; NRZ signals; arbitrary wavelength conversion; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; dispersion slope; entire CL-band; pump wavelength tunable FWM; zero dispersion; Bandwidth; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical frequency conversion; Optical tuning; Optical wavelength conversion; Wavelength conversion; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1