Polarisation-independent wavelengthconversion using nonlinear optical loopmirror
- 12 October 1995
- journal article
- Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters
- Vol. 31 (21) , 1862-1863
- https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19951268
Abstract
A polarisation-independent all-optical wavelength conversion technique is proposed that uses a nonlinear optical loop mirror (NOLM). When the polarisation state of the input signal light is varied, wavelength-converted signals exhibit a converted power fluctuation of only 0.6 dB, and the receiver sensitivity does not change.Keywords
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