[TuB2] Ultra-Wideband Transmission

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM JST(2:00 AM - 2:30 AM UTC)Invited

[TuB2-1] Ultra-Wideband WDM Transmission Using PPLN-Based Optical Parametric Amplifier and Wavelength Converter

○Shimpei Shimizu¹, Takayuki Kobayashi¹, Kosuke Kimura¹, Masashi Abe¹, Shunya Konno¹, Takushi Kazama¹, Koji Enbutsu¹, Takahiro Kashiwazaki¹, Akira Kawai¹, Masanori Nakamura¹, Fukutaro Hamaoka¹, Takeshi Umeki¹, Yutaka Miyamoto¹ (1. NTT Corporation (Japan))

This paper reviews ultra-wideband inline-amplified WDM transmission systems, including bandwidth extension to the U-band, using optical parametric amplification and waveband conversion based on our high-efficiency periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) χ⁽²⁾-nonlinear waveguides.