• DocumentCode
    1130745
  • Title

    160 Gbit/s demultiplexing utilising polarisation-independent four-wave mixing in birefringent nonlinear fibre

  • Author

    Lenihan, A.S. ; Carter, G.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Ziva Corp., San Diego
  • Volume
    44
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    545
  • Lastpage
    546
  • Abstract
    Polarisation-independent all-optical demultiplexing at 160 Gbit/s, using single-pump four-wave mixing in a birefringent nonlinear fibre, is experimentally demonstrated. A maximum power penalty of 3.1 dB is observed for polarisation scrambled data.
  • Keywords
    demultiplexing; polarisation; birefringent nonlinear fibre; demultiplexing; polarisation scrambled data; polarisation-independent four-wave mixing; single-pump four-wave mixing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20080220
  • Filename
    4489893