Continuous-wave band translation between the near-infrared and visible spectral ranges

Jiang, R.; Saperstein, R.E.; Alic, N.; Nezhad, M.; McKinstrie, C.J.; Ford, J.E.; Fainman, Y.; Radic, S.

Abstract

Wavelength conversion based on degenerate four-wave mixing in a photonic crystal fiber with two zero-dispersion wavelengths is investigated both theoretically and experimentally. The proposed concept of universal band translation in a single-pass traveling-wave structure offers a wavelength band rather than a single-wavelength mapping between distant spectral ranges. Near-infrared signals are modulated using both harmonic and pseudorandom bit sequences and translated to the visible optical band. Multiple-channel translation, which produces wavelength-division-multiplexed idlers in the visible band, is demonstrated for the first time. The performance of the translation process is measured both spectrally and temporally for both single- and multiple-channel signals

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Mar 26, 2007
• Publication Date: Mar 26, 2007
• Deposit Date: Aug 21, 2024
• Journal: Journal of Lightwave Technology
• Print ISSN: 0733-8724
• Electronic ISSN: 1558-2213
• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 25
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 58-66
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2006.888935