A simple and robust 40-Gb/s wavelength converter using fiber cross-phase modulation and optical filtering

被引:115
作者
Olsson, BE [1 ]
Öhlén, P [1 ]
Rau, L [1 ]
Blumenthal, DJ [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Calif Santa Barbara, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, Santa Barbara, CA 93106 USA
关键词
cross-phase modulation; optical fiber communication; optical networks; wavelength converters;
D O I
10.1109/68.853522
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
In this letter, 40-Gb/s return-to-zero data wavelength conversion is demonstrated using cross-phase modulation in an optical fiber with subsequent conversion of phase modulation to amplitude modulation using an optical filter. The scheme is potentially ultrahigh speed and can be made polarization independent.
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页码:846 / 848
页数:3
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