Tunable wavelength converter using cross-gain modulation in fiber optical parametric amplifier

Author

Sakamoto, T. ; Wong, K. K Y ; Uesaka, K. ; Marhic, M.E. ; Kazovsky, I.G.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Stanford Univ., CA, USA

fYear

2002

fDate

17-22 Mar 2002

Firstpage

127

Lastpage

129

Abstract

We have demonstrated a novel wavelength conversion scheme based on XGM in fiber OPA. The scheme enables the tunable wavelength conversion with a simple configuration, and it is free from linewidth broadening caused by the phase modulation of OPA pump. The signal at 1554 nm was converted anywhere into a 13 nm wavelength range, in either the C band (1548-1556 nm) or the L band (1574-1580 nm), with high extinction ratio and high signal to noise ratio.

Keywords

optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical noise; optical parametric amplifiers; optical tuning; optical wavelength conversion; wavelength division multiplexing; 1548 to 1556 nm; 1554 nm; 1574 to 1580 nm; C band; L band; OPA pump modulation; XGM; cross-gain modulation; fiber OPA; fiber optical parametric amplifier; high extinction ratio; high signal to noise ratio; linewidth broadening; tunable wavelength conversion; tunable wavelength converter; wavelength conversion scheme; Extinction ratio; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Optical wavelength conversion; Phase modulation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength conversion;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002

Print_ISBN

1-55752-701-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.2002.1036252

Filename

1036252