Title :
High-speed polarization independent demultiplexing using birefringent nonlinear fiber
Author :
Lenihan, A.S. ; Salem, R. ; Astar, W. ; Murphy, T.E. ; Carter, G.M.
Author_Institution :
Comput. Sci. & Electr. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, MD
Abstract :
We describe a technique for achieving polarization-independent nonlinear interactions in a short nonlinear fiber, through the residual birefringence of the fiber. We apply this method to all-optical demultiplexing of high data rate signals.
Keywords :
birefringence; demultiplexing; high-speed optical techniques; nonlinear optics; optical fibres; all-optical demultiplexing; birefringent nonlinear fiber; high-speed polarization; nonlinear interactions; short nonlinear fiber; Birefringence; Clocks; Demultiplexing; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical pumping; Optical wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
IEEE/LEOS Winter Topical Meeting Series, 2008
Conference_Location :
Sorrento
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1594-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1595-3
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSWT.2008.4444395
