Title :
All-optical limiter circuit based on four-wave mixing in optical fibres
Author :
Hirano, A. ; Kataoka, T. ; Kuwahara, S. ; Asobe, M. ; Yamabayashi, Y.
Author_Institution :
NTT Opt. Network Syst. Lab., Kanagawa, Japan
fDate :
7/9/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors present a novel all-optical limiter circuit based on the nonlinear input/output response of a pumping light wave in four-wave mixing in optical fibres. The response is obtained by controlling the phase-matching conditions. It is confirmed experimentally that the limiter circuit can suppress amplified spontaneous emission noise
Keywords :
limiters; multiwave mixing; optical fibres; optical noise; superradiance; all-optical limiter circuit; amplified spontaneous emission noise; four-wave mixing; light wave pumping; nonlinear response; optical fibre; phase matching;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19980988
