Optical Sampling at 80 Gbit/s Using a Highly Non Linear Photonic Crystal Fiber

Opticalsamplingusingfour-wavemixingin50mofnewlydevelopedhighlynon-linearphotoniccrystalfiberhasbeen achieved at 80 Gbit/s with an Extinction Ratio of 12 dB. A basic characterization is also included.