Gbps-Rate Channel Translation from Near-Infrared to Visible Band

We demonstrate the translation of Gbps channel from the conventional fiber communication band to the visible band. Signal channel is converted over 1000 nm using four-photon process in photonic crystal fiber. An error-free received performance was measured in the target visible band.

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