Polarization-independent broad-band wavelength conversion using two-pump fiber optical parametric amplification without idler spectral broadening

IEEE Photonics Technology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1573-1575

  Tanemura, Takuo ^a   Kikuchi, Kazuro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Nonlinear fiber optics; Optical wavelength converter; Parametric amplification

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; BRILLOUIN SCATTERING; BROADBAND NETWORKS; FIBER OPTICS; LIGHT POLARIZATION; NONLINEAR OPTICS; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS; OPTICAL PUMPING; PHASE SHIFT KEYING; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

BINARY PHASE SHIFT KEYING; BROADBAND WAVELENGTH CONVERSION; OPTICAL PARAMETRIC AMPLIFICATION; OPTICAL WAVELENGTH CONVERTER; POLARIZATION INDEPENDENT WAVELENGTH CONVERSION; TWO PUMP FIBER;

OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION;

EID: 0242270853     PISSN: 10411135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/LPT.2003.818630     Document Type: Article

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