• 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