Polarization-insensitive all-optical upconversion for seamless integration optical core/metro/access networks with ROF systems based on a dual-pump FWM scheme

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 27, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 2605-2611

  Yu, Jianjun ^a   Huang, Ming Fang ^b   Jia, Zhensheng ^b   Chen, Lin ^c   Yu, Jian Guo ^d   Chang, Gee Kung ^b  

^a NEC LABORATORIES AMERICA   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c HUNAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Beijing Northern Fiberhome Technologies Co   (China)

Author keywords

All optical upconversion; Double sideband (DSB); Optical carrier suppression (OCS); Optical millimeter wave (mm wave); Radio over fiber (ROF)

Indexed keywords

ALL-OPTICAL UPCONVERSION; DOUBLE-SIDEBAND (DSB); OPTICAL CARRIER SUPPRESSION (OCS); OPTICAL MILLIMETER-WAVE (MM-WAVE); RADIO OVER FIBER (ROF);

MILLIMETER WAVE DEVICES; MILLIMETER WAVES; OPTICAL FILTERS; POLARIZATION; PUMPS;

FOUR WAVE MIXING;

EID: 67651160788     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2009.2013364     Document Type: Article

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