Title :
Practical issues of the tunable dispersion compensation using parametric wavelength conversion
Author_Institution :
Network Photonics Res. Center, Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol. (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
We report the developments of parametric tunable dispersion compensators based on FWM process in a highly nonlinear fiber for real network uses. Input-polarization insensitivity, input-wavelength transparency, and seamless dispersion tuning are successfully demonstrated.
Keywords :
compensation; multiwave mixing; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical tuning; optical wavelength conversion; transparency; FWM process; four wave mixing; highly nonlinear fiber; input-polarization insensitivity; input-wavelength transparency; parametric wavelength conversion; seamless dispersion tuning; tunable dispersion compensation; Bandwidth; Dispersion; Frequency conversion; Optical fibers; Optical wavelength conversion; Tuning;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
