Competition between FWM dynamics and modulational instability in dispersion shifted fibers

Author

Moschim, E. ; Abbade, M.L.F. ; Fonseca, I.E.

Author_Institution

Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Engineenng, State Univ. of Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Volume

14

Issue

1

fYear

2002

Firstpage

36

Lastpage

38

Abstract

In this letter, we analyze the relationship between four-wave mixing (FWM) and modulational instability (MI), using numerical simulations. Our results suggest that FWM dynamics interfere on MI process, shifting its maximum frequency gain. This relation may affect the performance of highly nonlinear fibers, which are being proposed to implement wavelength-conversion devices to be used in all-optical networks.

Keywords

multiwave mixing; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; optical wavelength conversion; FWM dynamics; all-optical networks; dispersion shifted fibers; four-wave mixing; highly nonlinear fibers; maximum frequency gain; modulational instability; numerical simulations; photonic networks; wavelength-conversion devices; All-optical networks; Attenuation; Channel spacing; Cutoff frequency; Four-wave mixing; Numerical simulation; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Polarization mode dispersion;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/68.974153

Filename

974153