Title :
All-optical regenerator based on nonlinear fibre Sagnac interferometer
Author :
Jinno, Masahiko ; Abe, Makoto
Author_Institution :
NTT Transmission Syst. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
fDate :
7/2/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
For the first time, all-optical regeneration using a nonlinear fibre Sagnac interferometer switch (NSIS) and pump-probe walk-off is demonstrated. In the NSIS, all-optical regeneration including timing and amplitude restoration is performed by switching clock pulses with amplified input signals. Timing restoration is evaluated by performing error-rate measurements at 5 Gbit/s.
Keywords :
light interferometers; optical communication equipment; optical fibres; repeaters; 5 Gbit/s; all-optical regeneration; amplified input signals; amplitude restoration; clock pulses; error-rate measurements; interferometer switch; nonlinear fibre Sagnac interferometer; pump-probe walk-off; timing restoration;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19920857