Wavelength conversion techniques

Author

Wiesenfeld, M.

Author_Institution

AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA

fYear

1996

fDate

25 Feb.-1 March 1996

Firstpage

89

Abstract

Summary form only given. This tutorial will review the techniques demonstrated for wavelength conversion, including cross-gain or cross-phase modulation in semiconductor optical amplifiers or laser diodes, cross-phase modulation in optical fibers, and techniques based on coherent nonlinear interactions, such as four-wave mixing effects and difference frequency generation. The advantages and disadvantages of the different approaches to wavelength conversion, especially concerning the issues of signal transparency and signal degradation, will be evaluated.

Keywords

multiwave mixing; optical communication equipment; optical frequency conversion; optical modulation; phase modulation; semiconductor lasers; wavelength division multiplexing; coherent nonlinear interactions; cross-gain; cross-phase modulation; difference frequency generation; four-wave mixing effects; laser diodes; optical fibers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; signal degradation; signal transparency; wavelength conversion techniques; wavelength interchange; wavelength-division multiplexed optical networks; Degradation; Diode lasers; Four-wave mixing; Frequency conversion; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical frequency conversion; Optical modulation; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communications, 1996. OFC '96

Print_ISBN

1-55752-422-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.1996.907667

Filename

907667