Title :
Tunable wavelength conversion and back-conversion through the spectral evolution of higher-order solitons
Author :
Lee, K.S. ; Gross, M.C. ; Ralph, S.E. ; Buck, J.A.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technol., Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
This study describes a wavelength conversion method that exploits the spectral separation and reassembly that occurs during the evolution of N=2 or N=3 solitons. This method involves breaking the temporal degeneracy of the sub-pulses by introducing one of three perturbation type at the soliton period midpoint. These include loss elements, bandpass filters, or dispersion steps.
Keywords :
band-pass filters; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre losses; optical pulse compression; optical solitons; optical tuning; optical wavelength conversion; back-conversion; bandpass filters; dispersion steps; higher-order solitons; loss elements; soliton period midpoint; spectral evolution; spectral reassembly; spectral separation; temporal degeneracy; tunable wavelength conversion; Autocorrelation; Band pass filters; Dispersion; Drives; Frequency; Laser tuning; Pulse measurements; Solitons; Space vector pulse width modulation; Tunable circuits and devices;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2003. LEOS 2003. The 16th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7888-1
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2003.1251799
