Wavelength converter using a highly Er-doped optical fiber ring laser

This work presents an all-fiber wavelength converter based on a highly Er-doped fiber laser, which has been experimentally demonstrated. Frequencies from several kilohertz up to tens of gigahertz have been investigated. Making use of the gain competition in the amplifying medium, the wavelength conv...

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Autores: Pérez Herrera, Rosa Ana, López Amo, Manuel, Rodríguez Cobo, Luis|||0000-0002-2068-2956, Ventura Rípodas, Daniel, López Higuera, José Miguel|||0000-0002-8615-8487
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Cantabria (UC)
Repositorio:UCrea Repositorio Abierto de la Universidad de Cantabria
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unican.es:10902/15661
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10902/15661
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Fiber optics communications
Intensity modulation
Multiplexing
Wavelength converter
Optical communication
Fiber optic sensors
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Sumario:This work presents an all-fiber wavelength converter based on a highly Er-doped fiber laser, which has been experimentally demonstrated. Frequencies from several kilohertz up to tens of gigahertz have been investigated. Making use of the gain competition in the amplifying medium, the wavelength conversion can be carried out over not only one lasing wavelength, but over several. These analyses have also been carried out for more than one all-fiber ring structure, demonstrating the viability of this wavelength converter. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time an Er-doped fiber wavelength converter has been validated.