Title :
Frequency swapping using an optical switch with embedded Mach-Zehnder structures for wavelength-converted optical signal routing without lightsources
Author :
Chiba, Akito ; Sakamoto, Takahide ; Kawanishi, Tetsuya ; Higuma, Kaoru ; Izutsu, Masayuki
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Inf. & Commun. Technol., Koganei, Japan
Abstract :
We proposed and experimentally investigated a frequency swapping technique for two lightwaves by using a LiNbO3 optical switch where only Mach-Zehnder structures were nested. 10-GHz opposite frequency shifts for two lightwaves were successfully obtained.
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical switches; optical wavelength conversion; telecommunication network routing; embedded Mach-Zehnder structure; fibre optic link; frequency 10 GHz; frequency swapping technique; optical modulator; optical signal routing; optical switch; wavelength-conversion; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Nonlinear optics; Optical buffering; Optical devices; Optical modulation; Optical packet switching; Optical switches; Optical wavelength conversion; Wavelength routing; (060.1810) Buffers, couplers, routers, switches, and multiplexers; (060.2360) Fiber optics links and subsystems;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
