Title :
Novel wavelength converter based on four-wave mixing inside a fiber Raman laser composed of a highly-nonlinear dispersion shifted fiber
Author :
Okuno, T. ; Ohmura, M. ; Shigematsu, M.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Commun. R&D Labs., Sumitomo Electr. Ind. Ltd., Japan
Abstract :
Novel wavelength conversion technique by four-wave mixing inside a fiber Raman laser is proposed. By adopting highly-nonlinear dispersion shifted fibers, a high conversion efficiency and a wide conversion bandwidth are realized without an optical amplifier.
Keywords :
Raman lasers; multiwave mixing; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre dispersion; optical wavelength conversion; conversion bandwidth; conversion efficiency; fiber Raman laser; four-wave mixing; nonlinear dispersion shifted fiber; wavelength converter;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
