Complete characterization of picosecond optical pulses in long-haul dispersion-managed transmission systems

Author

Ozeki, Yasuyuki ; Takushima, Yuichi ; Yoshimi, Hideo ; Kikuchi, Kazuro ; Yamauchi, Hiroshi ; Taga, Hidenori

Author_Institution

Res. Center for Adv. Sci. & Technol., Univ. of Tokyo, Japan

Volume

17

Issue

3

fYear

2005

fDate

3/1/2005 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

648

Lastpage

650

Abstract

We demonstrate the intensity and phase characterization of picosecond pulses in long-haul transmission systems by using the direct spectral phase detection method. This method is based on linear measurement of the spectral phase in the frequency domain. The measurement is polarization independent and almost immune to the drift of the arrival time of pulses. These advantages enable the precise measurement of the intensity waveform and the phase even after long-distance transmission of over 1000 km.

Keywords

high-speed optical techniques; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; direct spectral phase detection; long-haul dispersion-managed transmission systems; picosecond optical pulse characterization; Frequency measurement; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Phase measurement; Photoconductivity; Pulse measurements; Optical communication; optical fiber dispersion; optical filters; optical propagation in nonlinear media; optical pulse measurements;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2004.841030

Filename

1396043