DocumentCode
1109910
Title
Narrow linewidth fibre-optical wavelength converter with strain suppression of SBS
Author
Marconi, J.D. ; Boggio, J. M Chavez ; Fragnito, H.L.
Author_Institution
Opt. & Photonics Res. Center, Campinas State Univ., Brazil
Volume
40
Issue
19
fYear
2004
Firstpage
1213
Lastpage
1214
Abstract
A broadband and efficient fibre-optical wavelength converter pumped by a narrow linewidth laser is presented. The stimulated Brillouin scattering is suppressed by applying strain distributions along the fibre, thus eliminating unnecessary broadening of the converted signal.
Keywords
optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical pumping; optical wavelength conversion; stimulated Brillouin scattering; SBS; broadband wavelength converter; narrow linewidth fibre optical wavelength converter; stimulated Brillouin scattering; strain suppression;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:20045961
Filename
1336677
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