Title :
640 Gbit/s optical wavelength conversion using FWM in a polarisation maintaining HNLF
Author :
Galili, M. ; Mulvad, H.C.H. ; Grüner-Nielsen, L. ; Xu, J. ; Oxenløwe, L.K. ; Clausen, A.T. ; Jeppesen, P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby
Abstract :
We report on the first demonstration of 640 Gbit/s wavelength conversion by FWM. This is demonstrated using a novel elliptic core PM-HNLF giving sufficient FWM conversion bandwidth.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical fibre polarisation; optical wavelength conversion; FWM optical wavelength conversion; bit rate 640 Gbit/s; elliptic core PM-HNLF; elliptic core polarisation; four-wave mixing; nonlinear fibre; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical polarization; Optical pulse generation; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Optical wavelength conversion; Pulse modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729219
