Title :
Continuously tuneable wavelength converter for arbitrary input and output signal wavelengths
Author :
Petit, S. ; Kurosu, T. ; Takahashi, M. ; Yagi, T. ; Namiki, S.
Author_Institution :
Network Photonics Res. Center, Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol., Tsukuba, Japan
Abstract :
A simple and efficient wavelength converter for any arbitrary input and output wavelengths over 30 nm can be realized, using a dispersion-decreasing highly nonlinear fibre with stimulated Brillouin scattering suppressed by distributed strain.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical fibre dispersion; optical tuning; optical wavelength conversion; stimulated Brillouin scattering; arbitrary input signal wavelengths; arbitrary output signal wavelengths; continuously tuneable wavelength converter; dispersion-decreasing highly nonlinear fibre; distributed strain; stimulated Brillouin scattering; Brillouin scattering; Capacitive sensors; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical wavelength conversion; Photonics; Probes; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength conversion; FWM; SBS; Wavelength converter; highly nonlinear fibre;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics in Switching, 2009. PS '09. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pisa
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3857-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3856-3
DOI :
10.1109/PS.2009.5307762
