Title :
Control of FWM Phase-matching Condition Using the Brillouin Slow Light Effect in Fibers
Author :
Mateo, Eduardo ; Yaman, Fatih ; Guifang Li
Author_Institution :
Coll. of Opt. & Photonics, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA
Abstract :
All-optical control of FWM phase-matching condition is demonstrated using the Brillouin slow light effect in optical fibers. A 20 dB variation on the wavelength conversion efficiency has been obtained.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical control; optical fibres; optical phase matching; optical wavelength conversion; stimulated Brillouin scattering; Brillouin slow light effect; FWM phase-matching condition; four-wave mixing; nonlinear optics; optical control; optical fibers; stimulated Brillouin scattering; wavelength conversion efficiency; Brillouin scattering; Frequency conversion; Lighting control; Optical buffering; Optical fibers; Optical frequency conversion; Optical scattering; Optical signal processing; Optical wavelength conversion; Slow light;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528334
