Widely tunable spectrum translation and wavelength exchange by four-wave mixing in optical fibers

Summary form only given. Wavelength conversion has been the subject of much research in recent years. Various methods have been studied with use of optical nonlinearities in either semiconductors or fibers. We introduce a novel technique based on four-wave mixing (FWM) in fibers, which has the poten...

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Published inOptics letters Vol. 21; no. 23; pp. 87 - 88
Main Authors Marhic, M.E., Park, Y., Chiang, T.-K., Kazovsky, L.G.
Format Conference Proceeding Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States IEEE 01.12.1996
Subjects
Azimuthal angle
Four-wave mixing
Laser excitation
Luminescence
Optical fibers
Optical surface waves
Optical wavelength conversion
Resonance
Solids
Tunable circuits and devices
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ISBN9781557524447
1557524440
ISSN0146-9592
DOI10.1364/OL.21.001906

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Summary:Summary form only given. Wavelength conversion has been the subject of much research in recent years. Various methods have been studied with use of optical nonlinearities in either semiconductors or fibers. We introduce a novel technique based on four-wave mixing (FWM) in fibers, which has the potential for achieving unit conversion efficiency. It involves only spectrum translation, not inversion or phase conjugation. It is widely tunable and can, in principle, shift wavelengths by tens and even hundreds of nanometers. It can also perform a novel optical function, namely, complete exchange of optical power between two wavelengths.
ISBN:9781557524447
1557524440
ISSN:0146-9592
DOI:10.1364/OL.21.001906