All-optical wavelength conversion of 500-fs pulse trains by using a nonlinear-optical loop mirror composed of a highly nonlinear DSF

Authors
Sakamoto, T Futami, F Kikuchi, K Takeda, S Sugaya, Y Watanabe, S
Citation
T. Sakamoto et al., All-optical wavelength conversion of 500-fs pulse trains by using a nonlinear-optical loop mirror composed of a highly nonlinear DSF, IEEE PHOTON, 13(5), 2001, pp. 502-504
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS
ISSN journal
10411135 → ACNP
Volume
13
Issue
5
Year of publication
2001
Pages
502 - 504
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-1135(200105)13:5<502:AWCO5P>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
We present a design guideline for ultrafast wavelength conversion using a n onlinear-optical loop mirror (NOLM) composed of a dispersion-shifted fiber (DSF), By using the guideline, the wavelength allocation, the loop length, and the signal peak power are optimized for given values of the nonlinear c oefficient and dispersion slope of the DSF, We actually construct a NOLM wa velength converter composed of a 50-m-long highly nonlinear DSF, and demons trate 26-nm wavelength conversion of 500-fs pulse trains with a relatively low peak power of 4 W.