Demonstration of Broadcast, Transmission, and Wavelength Conversion Functionalities Using Photonic Crystal Fibers

Author

Zsigri, Beáta ; Peucheret, Christophe ; Nielsen, Martin Dybendal ; Jeppesen, Palle

Author_Institution

Dept. of Commun., Opt., & Mater., Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby

Volume

18

Issue

21

fYear

2006

Firstpage

2290

Lastpage

2292

Abstract

Broadcasting functionality using cross-phase modulation in a nonlinear optical loop mirror utilizing 100-m highly nonlinear (HNL) photonic crystal fiber (PCF) as nonlinear element is demonstrated. This work presents entirely PCF-based network functionalities including broadcasting, transmission, and wavelength conversion. Broadcasting on four channels, transmission of one selected channel through one partially dispersion compensated 10.4-km PCF transmission link and wavelength conversion using four-wave mixing in a 50-m HNL-PCF at the ingress of the target subnetwork have been successfully demonstrated

Keywords

broadcasting; multiwave mixing; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical modulation; optical wavelength conversion; phase modulation; photonic crystals; telecommunication channels; 10.4 km; 50 m; PCF transmission link; broadcasting functionality; channels; cross-phase modulation; four-wave mixing; nonlinear optical loop mirror; partially dispersion compensation; photonic crystal fibers; wavelength conversion; Broadcasting; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber communication; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical signal processing; Optical wavelength conversion; Photonic crystal fibers; All-optical network; broadcasting; photonic crystal fiber (PCF); wavelength conversion;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2006.884736

Filename

1715404