Large cross-phase modulation and four wave mixing in tellurite EDFAs

Authors
Marhic, ME Morita, I Ho, MC Akasaka, Y Kazovsky, LG
Citation
Me. Marhic et al., Large cross-phase modulation and four wave mixing in tellurite EDFAs, ELECTR LETT, 35(23), 1999, pp. 2045-2047
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Eletrical & Eletronics Engineeing
Journal title
ELECTRONICS LETTERS
ISSN journal
00135194 → ACNP
Volume
35
Issue
23
Year of publication
1999
Pages
2045 - 2047
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-5194(19991111)35:23<2045:LCMAFW>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Models are presented which show that, for WDM systems, XPM and FWM in EDFAs can be far larger for tellurite than for silica (tens of dB larger for FWM ), because tellurite is highly nonlinear. Experimental results for XPM are presented.