Transmission and transparent wavelength conversion of an optically labeled signal using ASK/DPSK orthogonal modulation

Author

Chi, Nan ; Zhang, Jianfeng ; Holm-Nielsen, Pablo V. ; Peucheret, Christophe ; Jeppesen, Palle

Author_Institution

COM Center, Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark

Volume

15

Issue

5

fYear

2003

fDate

5/1/2003 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

760

Lastpage

762

Abstract

We report an experimental investigation of transmission and transparent wavelength conversion properties of a two-level optically labeled signal using amplitude-shift-keying/differential-phase-shift-keying orthogonal modulation. Error-free transmission of a 10-Gb/s payload and 2.5-Gb/s label over 80-km nonzero dispersion-shifted fiber is achieved with less than 1-dB power penalty. Transparent wavelength label swapping based on four-wave mixing in a highly nonlinear fiber is also demonstrated, clearly validating this orthogonal modulation scheme as a potential solution for optical labeling.

Keywords

amplitude shift keying; differential phase shift keying; multiprotocol label switching; multiwave mixing; optical fibre communication; optical wavelength conversion; 10 Gbit/s; 10-Gb/s payload; 2.5 Gbit/s; 2.5-Gb/s label; 80 km; ASK/DPSK orthogonal modulation; error-free transmission; four-wave mixing; highly nonlinear fiber; labeled signal transmission; nonzero dispersion-shifted fiber; optical packet switching; power penalty; transparent wavelength conversion; transparent wavelength label swapping; two-level optically labeled signal; Amplitude modulation; Amplitude shift keying; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Fiber nonlinear optics; Multiprotocol label switching; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical wavelength conversion; Payloads;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2003.809922

Filename

1196161