Title :
A 10GBIT/S Tuneable Wavelength Converter Based on Four-Wave MIXING in Highly Nonlinear Holey Fibre
Author :
Belardi, W. ; Lee, J.H. ; Furusawa, K. ; Yusoff, Z. ; Petropoulos, P. ; Ibsen, M. ; Monro, T.M. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ.
Abstract :
We demonstrate a FWM based wavelength converter using a 15 m, highly nonlinear HF with a high SBS threshold. Error-free, efficient wavelength conversion of 10 Gbit/s NRZ signal over a ~10 nm bandwidth is reliably achieved
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibres; optical wavelength conversion; stimulated Brillouin scattering; 10 Gbit/s; 15 km; error-free wavelength conversion; four-wave mixing; nonlinear holey fibre; nonreturn-to-zero signal; stimulated Brillouin scattering; wavelength converter;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2002. ECOC 2002. 28th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Copenhagen
Print_ISBN :
87-90974-63-8
