• DocumentCode
    1136059
  • Title

    10-gb/s transmission over 100 mm of standard fiber using 2R regeneration in an optical loop mirror

  • Author

    Huang, Zhijian ; Gray, Ashley ; Khrushchev, Igor ; Bennion, Ian

  • Author_Institution
    Photonics Res. Group, Aston Univ., Birmingham, UK
  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    11
  • fYear
    2004
  • Firstpage
    2526
  • Lastpage
    2528
  • Abstract
    The transmission of a 10-Gb/s data stream was demonstrated experimentally over a practically unlimited distance in a standard single-mode fiber system using nonlinear optical loop mirrors as simple in-line 2R regenerators. Error-free propagation over 100 000 km has been achieved with terrestrial amplifier spacing.
  • Keywords
    mirrors; nonlinear optics; optical fibre communication; optical repeaters; 10 Gbit/s; 100 Mm; 2R regeneration; amplifier spacing; nonlinear optical loop mirror; Data communication; Fiber nonlinear optics; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical signal processing; Optical solitons; Repeaters; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2004.835612
  • Filename
    1344089