Title :
FWM-based flexible wavelength conversion in whole C-band using realistic HNLF having dispersion slope
Author :
Hirano, Masaaki ; Nakanishi, Tetsuya ; Sasaki, Takashi
Author_Institution :
Opt. Commun. R&D Labs., Sumitomo Electr. Ind., Ltd., Yokohama, Japan
Abstract :
Flexible conversion from an arbitrary wavelength to desired wavelength in whole C-band is studied and demonstrated within 1.7 dB efficiency variation among all conversion pairs using HNLF having dispersion slope of +0.02 ps/nm2/km and ¿ of 30/W/km.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; optical wavelength conversion; silicon compounds; dispersion slope; flexible wavelength conversion; four-wave mixing; silica-based highly nonlinear fiber; whole C-band; Wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication (OFC), collocated National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2010 Conference on (OFC/NFOEC)
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-884-1
