Title :
Arrangement of orthogonal polarized signals for suppressing fiber four-wave mixing in optical multichannel transmission systems
Author_Institution :
NTT Lab., Kanagawa, Japan
fDate :
6/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The arrangement of signal polarization states for suppressing fiber four-wave mixing (FWM) in optical multichannel transmission is described. Experiments show that light power generated through fiber FWM becomes 0 or 1/4 of the maximum value when signals are orthogonal. Based on the experimental results, power reduction of FWM light is evaluated for various arrangements of signal polarizations, and the optimum arrangements is shown to efficiently suppress fiber FWM in a multichannel system.<>
Keywords :
light polarisation; multiwave mixing; optical links; fiber four-wave mixing; light power; optical multichannel transmission systems; orthogonal polarized signals; power reduction; signal polarization states; wave mixing suppression; Fiber nonlinear optics; Four-wave mixing; Frequency; Monitoring; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Power generation; Spectral analysis;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
