All-optical data format conversion from WDM to OTDM based on FWM

Microwave and Optical Technology Letters

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 992-994

  Verdurmen, E J M ^a   Khoe, G D ^a   Koonen, A M J ^a   De Waardt, H ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Format conversion; highly nonlinear fiber (HNLF); Four wave mixing (FWM); Optical time domain multiplexing (OTDM); Super continuum (SC) generation; Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; FOUR WAVE MIXING; NONLINEAR SYSTEMS; OPTICAL FIBERS; TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

FORMAT CONVERSION; HIGHLY NONLINEAR FIBER (HNLF); OPTICAL TIME DOMAIN MULTIPLEXING (OTDM); SUPER CONTINUUM (SC) GENERATION;

OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION;

EID: 33646264783     PISSN: 08952477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mop.21544     Document Type: Article

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