Wavelength conversion based on four-wave mixing in high-nonlinear dispersion shifted fiber using a dual-pump configuration

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 2851-2858

  Ma, Jianxin ^a   Yu, Jianjun ^b   Yu, Chongxiu ^a   Jia, Zhensheng ^b   Sang, Xinzhu ^a   Zhou, Zhen ^a   Wang, Ting ^c   Chang, Gee Kung ^b  

^a BEIJING UNIVERSITY OF POSTS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS   (China)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NEC LABORATORIES AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

Beating frequency modulation; Four wave mixing (FWM); High nonlinear dispersion shifted fiber (HNL DSF); Optical frequency conversion; Wave equation

Indexed keywords

FOUR WAVE MIXING; LIGHT MODULATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL PUMPING; WAVE EQUATIONS;

BEATING FREQUENCY MODULATION; DUAL-PUMP CONFIGURATION; HIGH-NONLINEAR DISPERSION SHIFTED FIBER (HNL-DSF); WAVELENGTH CONVERSION;

OPTICAL FREQUENCY CONVERSION;

EID: 33746893381     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2006.875957     Document Type: Article

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