Title :
Polarization-Insensitive Wavelength Conversion of DPSK Signal Using Four-Wave Mixing in 32-cm Bismuth-Oxide Highly Nonlinear Fiber
Author :
Fok, Mable P. ; Shu, Chester
Author_Institution :
Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Abstract :
We demonstrate polarization-insensitive wavelength conversion of 10-Gb/s DPSK signal using a polarization-diversity scheme for four-wave mixing in 32-cm bismuth-oxide highly nonlinear fiber. The polarization dependence is <1 dB and the power penally is 3 dB.
Keywords :
differential phase shift keying; multiwave mixing; optical wavelength conversion; DPSK signal; bismuth-oxide highly nonlinear fiber; four-wave mixing; polarization-diversity scheme; polarization-insensitive wavelength conversion; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Fiber nonlinear optics; Four-wave mixing; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Optical pumping; Optical wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452730
