Compensation of Linear Distortions by Using XPM With Parabolic Pulses as a Time Lens

Author

Ng, Trina T. ; Parmigiani, Francesca ; Ibsen, Morten ; Zhang, Zhaowei ; Petropoulos, Periklis ; Richardson, David J.

Author_Institution

Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton

Volume

20

Issue

13

fYear

2008

fDate

7/1/2008 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1097

Lastpage

1099

Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate an all-optical all-fiberized scheme that can eliminate linear perturbations in the time domain. The technique relies on performing optical Fourier transforms on distorted signals to move their distortions from the time to the frequency domain. A near-complete transformation is obtained by using cross-phase modulation with parabolic pulses as a time lens. Mitigation of second- and third-order dispersed pulses is demonstrated as well as good transform behaviour.

Keywords

Fourier transform optics; optical distortion; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; XPM; linear distortion compensation; linear perturbation; optical Fourier transform; parabolic pulse; parabolic pulses; time lens; waveform distortion elimination; Chirp; Fourier transforms; Lenses; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Phase modulation; Pulse modulation; Optical phase modulation; optical Fourier transformation (OFT); parabolic pulses; waveform distortion elimination;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2008.924304

Filename

4531626