40-Gb/s return-to-zero alternate-mark-inversion (RZ-AMI) transmission over 2000 km

Author

Winzer, Peter J. ; Gnauck, Alan H. ; Raybon, Greg ; Chandrasekhar, S. ; Su, Yikai ; Leuthold, Juerg

Author_Institution

Lucent Technol. Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ, USA

Volume

15

Issue

5

fYear

2003

fDate

5/1/2003 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

766

Lastpage

768

Abstract

We report on the transmission of 40-Gb/s alternate-mark-inversion return-to-zero (RZ-AMI) signals over more than 2000 km (20 /spl times/ 100 km) of nonzero dispersion fiber at a bit-error ratio of 10/sup -9/. The RZ-AMI signal is generated using a single, nonreturn-to-zero-driven modulator in combination with an optical delay interferometer. This transmitter allowed for a 40-Gb/s record receiver sensitivity of 78 photons/bit.

Keywords

Mach-Zehnder interferometers; electro-optical modulation; optical delay lines; optical fibre communication; 2000 km; 40 Gbit/s; 40-Gb/s RZ alternate-mark-inversion transmission; Mach-Zehnder modulator; RZ-AMI signal; bit-error ratio; nonzero dispersion fiber; optical delay interferometer; optical modulation; receiver sensitivity; recirculating loop; single NRZ-driven modulator; transmitter; Delay; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical feedback; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical recording; Optical sensors; Optical transmitters;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2003.809982

Filename

1196163