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1 November 2010 All-optical wavelength conversion of nonreturn-to-zero signals based on a nonlinear polarization switch and a delayed interferometer
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Abstract
A novel all-optical wavelength converter for nonreturn-to-zero systems based on a nonlinear polarization switch (NPS) and a delayed interferometer (DI) is proposed and demonstrated experimentally. The performance of the proposed wavelength converter is compared with the performance of a conventional wavelength converter that only incorporates a NPS. Results show that the quality of the converted signal is significantly improved by inserting a DI after the NPS. The transmission performance of the wavelength-converted signal is also improved by the DI.
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Xiaofan Zhao, Caiyun Lou, and Shilong Pan "All-optical wavelength conversion of nonreturn-to-zero signals based on a nonlinear polarization switch and a delayed interferometer," Optical Engineering 49(11), 110502 (1 November 2010). https://doi.org/10.1117/1.3509381
Published: 1 November 2010
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KEYWORDS
Polarization

Interferometers

Nonlinear optics

Single mode fibers

Switches

Modulation

Optical filters

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