Polarization insensitive frequency conversion of a 10-channel OFDM signal using four-wave-mixing in a semiconductor laser amplifier
Authors:
- K. MagariKMK. Magari
- F. RaubFRF. Raub
- W. PieperWPW. Pieper
- F.J. WestphalFWF.J. Westphal
- R. LudwigRLR. Ludwig
- L. KullerLKL. Kuller
- H.G. WeberHWH.G. Weber
- 1 January 1994
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Photonics Technology Letters
- Vol. 6 (1) , 56-58
Abstract
Four-wave-mixing based on ultrafast nonlinear gain dynamics in a semiconductor laser amplifier was applied for wavelength conversion of a 10-channel OFDM signal with a channel spacing of 9 GHz and a modulation rate of 140 Mb/s per channel. Conversion over 275 GHz was realised. BER measurements revealed no severe system degradation due to polarisation fluctuations or cross-talk.<>Keywords
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