Title :
Wavelength conversion of 40-Gbit/s NRZ signal using four-wave mixing in 40-cm-long bismuth oxide based highly-nonlinear optical fiber
Author :
Lee, Ju Han ; Nagashima, Tatsuo ; Hasegawa, Tomoharu ; Ohara, Seiki ; Sugimoto, Naoki ; Tanemura, Takuo ; Kikuchi, Kazuro
Author_Institution :
Res. Center for Adv. Sci. & Technol., Univ. of Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate the use of an only 40-cm-long Bi2O3-based nonlinear fiber with γ=1100 W-1km-1 to obtain FWM-based wavelength conversion. Error-free conversion of 40-Gbit/s NRZ signals over ∼10 nm is achieved without any SBS suppression scheme.
Keywords :
bismuth compounds; multiwave mixing; optical fibre communication; optical information processing; optical wavelength conversion; 40 Gbit/s; 40 cm; Bi2O3; Bi2O3-based nonlinear fiber; FWM-based wavelength conversion; NRZ signal; SBS suppression scheme; Wavelength conversion; bismuth oxide based highly-nonlinear optical fiber; four-wave mixing; Bismuth; Brillouin scattering; Fiber nonlinear optics; Four-wave mixing; Laser beams; Laser excitation; Optical fibers; Optical mixing; Optical signal processing; Optical wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.193201
