All-optical modulation format conversion and applications in future photonic networks

Abstract

A number of all-optical signal processing schemes based on nonlinear optical effects have been proposed and demonstrated for use in future photonic networks. Since various modulation formats have been developed for optical communication systems, all-optical converters between different modulation formats will be a key technology to connect networks transparently and efficiently. This paper reviews our recent works on alloptical modulation format conversion technologies in order to highlight the fundamental principles and applications in variety of all-optical signal processing schemes.