Title :
40 Gb/s Wavelength Preserving 2R Regeneration for both RZ and NRZ Signals
Author :
Contestabile, G. ; Proietti, Roberto ; Presi, M. ; Ciaramella, E.
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant´Anna, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
We demonstrate 40 Gb/s all-optical wavelength preserving 2R-regeneration transparent to both NRZ and RZ modulation formats. The scheme, based on cross-gain-compression in an SOA, is polarization-independent and suitable, in principle, for ultra-high speed bit-rate.
Keywords :
optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; NRZ signals; SOA; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; cross gain compression; optical wavelength preserving 2R regeneration; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Band pass filters; Inverters; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical saturation; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Optical wavelength conversion; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528721
