DocumentCode
356491
Title
Effect of modulational instability on broadband wavelength conversion using four-wave mixing in optical fiber
Author
Aso, O. ; Tashiro, Y. ; Tadakuma, M. ; Namiki, S.
Author_Institution
Opto-Technol. Lab., Furukawa Electr. Co. Ltd., Chiba, Japan
Volume
3
fYear
2000
fDate
7-10 March 2000
Firstpage
187
Abstract
We show that, in fiber-optic four-wave mixing based wavelength conversion, modulational instability compensates for the flatness degradation of the conversion efficiency due to birefringence. A 76 nm ultra-broadband 1 dB highly-flattened wavelength conversion with conversion efficiency up to /spl sim/4 dB is demonstrated.
Keywords
birefringence; compensation; modulational instability; multiwave mixing; optical fiber communication; wavelength division multiplexing; birefringence; broadband wavelength conversion; conversion efficiency; fiber-optic four-wave mixing based wavelength conversion; flatness degradation; four-wave mixing; modulational instability; optical fiber; ultra-broadband 1 dB highly-flattened wavelength conversion; Brillouin scattering; Four-wave mixing; Optical fiber polarization; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse modulation; Wavelength conversion; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wavelength measurement;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN
1-55752-630-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2000.868560
Filename
868560
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