Title :
Bit-rate enhancement through optical NRZ-to-RZ conversion and passive time-division multiplexing for soliton transmission systems
Author :
Bigo, S. ; Desurvire, E. ; Gauchard, S. ; Brun, E.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Alsthom Recherche, Marcoussis
fDate :
6/9/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A nonlinear optical loop mirror is used to convert an NRZ signal generated by a standard 2.5 Gbit/s transmitter into a near-transform-limited 2.5 Gbit/s RZ signal. Passive time-division multiplexing is then used to enhance the signal bit rate up to 10 Gbit/s. This experiment shows the potential of using NRZ transmitters for high bit rate soliton system applications
Keywords :
digital communication systems; nonlinear optics; optical links; optical solitons; time division multiplexing; 2.5 to 10 Gbit/s; NRZ signal; NRZ transmitters; bit-rate enhancement; high bit rate; near-transform-limited RZ signal; nonlinear optical loop mirror; optical NRZ-to-RZ conversion; passive TDM; soliton transmission systems; time-division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19940675
