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10-GHz return-to-zero pulse source tunable in wavelength with a single- or multiwavelength output based on four-wave mixing in a newly developed highly nonlinear fiber

  • A. T. Clausen
  • , L. Oxenlowe
  • , Christophe Peucheret
  • , Henrik Nørskov Poulsen
  • , Palle Jeppesen
  • , Stig Nissen Knudsen
  • , Lars Erik Grüner-Nielsen

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    Abstract

    In this letter, a novel scheme for a wavelength-tunable pulse source (WTPS) is proposed and characterized. It is based on four-wave mixing (FWM) in a newly developed highly nonlinear fiber between a return-to-zero (RZ) pulsed signal at a fixed wavelength and a continuous wave probe tunable in wavelength. The corresponding FWM product acts as the WTPS, and is implemented in a 10-Gb/s, 160-km transmission experiment and in a 40-Gb/s multiplexing/demultiplexing experiment. The scheme can be expanded to a multiwavelength WTPS, which is demonstrated for two wavelengths. The introduced penalty using the WTPS compared to the original RZ pulses is negligible.
    Original languageEnglish
    JournalI E E E Photonics Technology Letters
    Volume13
    Issue number1
    Pages (from-to)70-72
    ISSN1041-1135
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2001

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