Title :
Guard-band-less tunable wavelength conversion for dual-polarization signal based on cascaded single-pump FWM process
Author :
Inoue, Takeru ; Tanizawa, Ken ; Namiki, Shu
Author_Institution :
Nat. Inst. of Adv. Ind. Sci. & Technol. (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan
fDate :
June 30 2013-July 4 2013
Abstract :
We demonstrate stable operations of wavelength conversion for 86-Gbit/s DP-QPSK signal with arbitrary input/output wavelengths in 1535-1565 nm range, employing a dual-stage configuration of polarization-insensitive, single-pump FWM process in PM-HNLF with a loop structure.
Keywords :
multiwave mixing; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre polarisation; optical modulation; optical pumping; optical tuning; optical wavelength conversion; quadrature phase shift keying; DP-QPSK signal; PM-HNLF; bit rate 86 Gbit/s; cascaded single-pump FWM process; dual-polarization signal; dual-stage configuration; guard-bandless tunable wavelength conversion; stable operations; wavelength 1535 nm to 1565 nm; Band-pass filters; Bit error rate; Optical noise; Optical polarization; Optical wavelength conversion; Q-factor; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
OptoElectronics and Communications Conference held jointly with 2013 International Conference on Photonics in Switching (OECC/PS), 2013 18th
Conference_Location :
Kyoto
