Wavelength conversion techniques for optical networks

Author

Wiesenfeld, J.M. ; Glance, B. ; Gnauck, A.H. ; Lin, L.Y. ; Nagel, J.A. ; Perino, J.S. ; Woodward, S.L. ; Spiekman, L.H. ; Koren, U. ; Burrus, CA ; Chien, M.D. ; Dreyer, K. ; Koch, T.L. ; Miller, B.I. ; Pan, X. ; Raybon, G.

Author_Institution

AT&T Bell Labs., Red Bank, NJ, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1998

fDate

20-24 Sep 1998

Firstpage

655

Abstract

Competing technologies for wavelength conversion, including cross-gain and cross-phase modulation in semiconductor optical amplifiers, four-wave mixing, and optoelectronic wavelength conversion, will be compared with regard to capabilities, impairments, and limitations

Keywords

multiwave mixing; optical fibre networks; optical frequency conversion; optical modulation; phase modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM optical fibre networks; cross-gain; cross-phase modulation; four-wave mixing; optical networks; optoelectronic wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength conversion techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber networks; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal to noise ratio; Stimulated emission; Wavelength conversion;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on

Conference_Location

Madrid

Print_ISBN

84-89900-14-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ECOC.1998.732764

Filename

732764