Title :
Multichannel Wavelength Conversion Using Fourth-Order Soliton Decay
Author :
Ebnali-Heidari, Majid ; Moravvej-Farshi, Mohammad Kazem ; Zarifkar, Abbas
Author_Institution :
Tarbiat Modares Univ., Tehran
Abstract :
In this paper, we present the decaying behavior of a fourth-order temporal soliton, which propagates through optical fibers with various dispersion profiles, using the symmetrized split-step Fourier method. We use these behaviors to design two types of 1 times 4 and on 1 times 5 channel wavelength converters using three different types of dispersion profiles along the optical fibers. We also demonstrate that under certain conditions one can use one of the 1 times 4 converters for a pulse train with duration of 30 ps.
Keywords :
Fourier transform optics; optical fibre theory; optical solitons; optical wavelength conversion; fourth-order soliton decay; higher order soliton decay; multichannel wavelength conversion; optical fibers; split-step Fourier method; temporal soliton; wavelength conversion; Nonlinear equations; Optical design; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fibers; Optical propagation; Optical solitons; Optical wavelength conversion; Schrodinger equation; Senior members; Higher order soliton decay; split-step Fourier method (SSFM); temporal soliton; wavelength conversion;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JLT.2007.903556
