DocumentCode
2786511
Title
Wavelength exchange with enhanced extinction ratio in highly nonlinear dispersion-shifted fiber
Author
Fung, Rebecca W L ; Cheung, Henry K Y ; Kuo, Bill P P ; Wong, Kenneth K Y
Author_Institution
Photonic Systems Research Laboratory, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, The University of Hong Kong, China
fYear
2007
fDate
6-11 May 2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
We demonstrate a simple approach to enhance the extinction ratio of wavelength exchange with a polarization-diversity technique. Over 25 dB of extinction ratio is attained with 6 dB improvement over that of the conventional configuration.
Keywords
Clocks; Erbium; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Extinction ratio; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pumping;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-834-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431268
Filename
4431268
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