All-incoherent wavelength conversion in highly nonlinear fiber using four-wave mixing

This work describes efficient and polarization insensitive, all-incoherent four-wave mixing wavelength conversion achieved within a short length of highly nonlinear fiber medium, created by using both spectrally sliced pump and probe channels from a single-amplified spontaneous emission source coupl...

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Published in:Optical engineering 2014-09, Vol.53 (9), p.096112-096112
Main Authors: Kharraz, Osayd M, Ahmad, Harith, Forsyth, David I, Dernaika, Mohamad, Zulkifli, Mohd Zamani B, Ismail, Mohd Faizal B, Mohammad, Abu Bakar B
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Language:English
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Summary:This work describes efficient and polarization insensitive, all-incoherent four-wave mixing wavelength conversion achieved within a short length of highly nonlinear fiber medium, created by using both spectrally sliced pump and probe channels from a single-amplified spontaneous emission source coupled to two narrowband Fiber Bragg grating (FBG) filters. This simple and cost-effective scheme is capable of generating a down-converted probe channel across a 17.2-nm wavelength span, while still maintaining a high conversion efficiency of around −22  dB and an optical-signal-to-noise ratio of ∼21  dB. The effects of pump power, FBG detuning, and polarization are also reported.
ISSN:0091-3286
1560-2303
DOI:10.1117/1.OE.53.9.096112