• DocumentCode
    1374436
  • Title

    All-Optical 2R Regeneration Using the Hysteresis in a Distributed Feedback Laser Diode

  • Author

    Huybrechts, Koen ; Tanemura, Takuo ; Takeda, Koji ; Nakano, Yoshiaki ; Baets, Roel ; Morthier, Geert

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Inf. Technol. (INTEC), Ghent Univ., Ghent, Belgium
  • Volume
    16
  • Issue
    5
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    1434
  • Lastpage
    1440
  • Abstract
    A broadband optical 2R regenerator based on a single distributed feedback laser is demonstrated for nonreturn to zero signals at a bitrate of 10 Gb/s. A semi-analytical approach for the influence of hysteresis on the transfer function of a 2R regenerator is shown.
  • Keywords
    distributed feedback lasers; hysteresis; optical repeaters; optical transfer function; semiconductor lasers; broadband optical 2R regenerator; distributed feedback laser diode; hysteresis; transfer function; Diode lasers; Distributed feedback devices; Hysteresis; Nonlinear optics; Optical bistability; Optical feedback; Optical fiber networks; Optical interferometry; Optical packet switching; Repeaters; 2R regeneration; Distributed feedback (DFB) laser; hysteresis;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1077-260X
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JSTQE.2009.2037022
  • Filename
    5371926