Title :
Performance evaluation and experimental demonstration of optical frequency converter based on optical SSB modulator and Mach-Zehnder interferometer
Author :
Nakatsuma, Kohta ; Shimada, Hiroki ; Iwashita, Katsushi
Author_Institution :
Kochi Univ. of Technol., Kochi
Abstract :
Bandwidth narrowing and its compensation of optical frequency converter using optical SSB modulators and Mach-Zehnder interferometers has been investigated. The optical frequency up-conversion and down-conversion of this 2-stage converter are also demonstrated experimentally.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical frequency conversion; optical modulation; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; bandwidth narrowing; optical frequency converter; optical frequency down-conversion; optical frequency up-conversion; optical single-side-band modulator; optical switching; Amplitude modulation; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency conversion; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical frequency conversion; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical network units; Optical saturation;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference, 2008 and the 2008 Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. OECC/ACOFT 2008. Joint conference of the
Conference_Location :
Sydney
Print_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-85825-807-5
DOI :
10.1109/OECCACOFT.2008.4610398
