Title :
Evolution of silica-based highly nonlinear fibers for FWM-based wavelength conversion application
Author_Institution :
Sumitomo Electr. Ind., Ltd., Yokohama
Abstract :
Recent progresses on silica-based highly nonlinear fibers for practical FWM-based applications such as wavelength conversion efficiency enhancement and chromatic dispersion design are described, and then functional wavelength conversions using the fibers are demonstrated.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical fibre dispersion; optical wavelength conversion; silicon compounds; chromatic dispersion; four wave mixing; silica-based highly nonlinear fibers; wavelength conversion; Aluminum oxide; Attenuation; Brillouin scattering; Chromatic dispersion; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Winter Topical Meeting Series, 2008
Conference_Location :
Sorrento
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1594-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1595-3
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSWT.2008.4444411
