• DocumentCode
    421148
  • Title

    Wavelength conversion characteristics of highly efficient fiber optic four-wave mixer for 160 GHz picosecond pulse train

  • Author

    Igarashi, K. ; Tobioka, H. ; Takasaka, S. ; Miyabe, R. ; Hiroishi, J. ; Yagi, T. ; Aso, O. ; Namiki, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Fitel Photonics Lab., Furukawa Electr. Co. Ltd., Japan
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2004
  • fDate
    23-27 Feb. 2004
  • Firstpage
    361
  • Abstract
    We investigated wavelength conversion characteristics of 160 GHz pulse train in a wavelength converter based on four-wave mixing using highly nonlinear fiber. We observed modulation instability causes OSNR to degrade while conversion efficiency rapidly increases.
  • Keywords
    high-speed optical techniques; multiwave mixing; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibres; optical wavelength conversion; 160 GHz; OSNR; fiber optic four-wave mixer; four-wave mixing; highly nonlinear fiber; modulation instability; picosecond pulse train; wavelength conversion;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
  • Conference_Location
    Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-772-5
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    1359285