Title :
Inter-band wavelength conversion of 25 GHz-spaced 1.03 Tbit/s (103/spl times/10 Gbit/s) DWDM signals with small guard band and low crosstalk in PPLN waveguide
Author :
Yamawaku, Jun ; Takara, Hidehiko ; Ohara, Takuya ; Sato, Kenji ; Takada, Atsushi ; Morioka, Toshio ; Tadanaga, Osamu ; Miyazawa, Hiroshi ; Asobe, Masaki
Author_Institution :
NTT Network Innovation Lab., NTT Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
Simultaneous wavelength conversion of 25 GHz-spaced, 1.03 Tbit/s (103/spl times/10 Gbit/s) DWDM signals from C-band to L-band was successfully demonstrated with a small guard band of 8 nm (4 nm/spl times/2) and converted signal Q-factors of more man 15.6 dB.
Keywords :
Q-factor; lithium compounds; optical crosstalk; optical waveguides; optical wavelength conversion; wavelength division multiplexing; 1.03 Tbit/s; 25 GHz; C-band; DWDM signal; L-band; LiNbO/sub 3/; PPLN waveguide; crosstalk; guard band; inter-band wavelength conversion; periodically poled LiNbO/sub 3/; signal Q-factor; L-band; Optical crosstalk; Optical frequency conversion; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Optical wavelength conversion; Photonics; Q factor; Wavelength conversion; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2003. CLEO '03. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-748-2
