Title :
All-optical WDM-to-OTDM conversion based on supercontinuum generation in a highly nonlinear fiber
Author :
Quang Nguyen-The ; Matsuura, Motoharu ; Kishi, Naoto
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Commun. Eng. & Inf., Univ. of Electro-Commun., Chofu, Japan
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
An all-optical format conversion from 4 × 10 Gb/s WDM to 40 Gb/s OTDM by using supercontinuum generation in a highly nonlinear fiber is demonstrated. Less than 2-dB power penalty is obtained after the OTDM demultiplexing.
Keywords :
optical fibres; supercontinuum generation; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; OTDM demultiplexing; all-optical WDM-to-OTDM conversion; all-optical format conversion; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; nonlinear fiber; optical time-division-multiplexing; supercontinuum generation; Erbium-doped fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference held jointly with 2013 International Conference on Photonics in Switching (OECC/PS), 2013 18th
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
