Title :
Polarization-insensitive 40-Gb/s wavelength converter using cross-phase modulation in twisted fiber and optical filtering
Author :
Tanemura, Takuo ; Suzuki, Jun ; Katoh, Kazuhiro ; Kikuchi, Kazuro
Author_Institution :
Res. Center for Adv. Sci. & Technol., Univ. of Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate all-optical wavelength conversion with 0.3-dB polarization-sensitivity, using cross-phase modulation in a twisted fiber and optical filtering. Error-free operation with only 1-dB penalty is realized at 40 Gbit/s with the input signal polarization scrambled.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical fibre polarisation; optical filters; optical modulation; optical wavelength conversion; phase modulation; 40 Gbit/s; all-optical wavelength conversion; cross-phase modulation; error-free operation; optical filtering; polarization-insensitive wavelength converter; signal polarization scrambling; twisted fiber; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fiber nonlinear optics; Filtering; Optical fiber filters; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.193117
