Title :
Wavelength conversion using N=2 soliton decay and recovery in fiber, initiated by dispersion steps
Author :
Lee, K.-S. ; Gross, M.C. ; Ralph, S.E. ; Buck, J.A.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Georgia Inst. of Technoloty, Atlanta, GA, USA
Abstract :
The decay of N=2 solitons, initiated by a step increase in dispersion, is demonstrated as a means of generating pulse pairs having wavelengths that are shifted to either side of the input wavelength. Varying the magnitude of the dispersion step controls the wavelength separation. Partial recovery of the original soliton is also demonstrated by using a reverse dispersion step at a farther location.
Keywords :
optical fibre dispersion; optical pulse generation; optical solitons; optical wavelength conversion; dispersion steps; pulse pairs generation; soliton decay; soliton recovery; wavelength conversion; wavelength separation; wavelength shift; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical propagation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical wavelength conversion; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Solitons;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2003.823110
