• DocumentCode
    1666317
  • Title

    Rayleigh-backscattering impact on performance of NOLM-based phase-preserving optical limiters

  • Author

    Onishchukov, G. ; Sponsel, K. ; Stephan, C. ; Roethlingshoefer, T. ; Schmauss, B. ; Leuchs, G.

  • Author_Institution
    Max Planck Inst. for the Sci. of Light, Erlangen, Germany
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    164
  • Lastpage
    165
  • Abstract
    An additional four-fold increase of DPSK transmission distance was obtained by optimization of the regenerator design, especially of the highly nonlinear fiber used. Numerical simulations show that further improvement can be achieved by additional dispersion imbalance.
  • Keywords
    Rayleigh scattering; backscatter; optical dispersion; optical limiters; DPSK transmission distance; NOLM; Rayleigh backscattering; dispersion imbalance; phase-preserving optical limiters; regenerator design; Gain; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber dispersion; Phase noise; NALM; NOLM; phase-shift keying; regeneration;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Photonics Society Summer Topical Meeting Series, 2010 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Playa del Carmen
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3730-6
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-3731-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PHOSST.2010.5553627
  • Filename
    5553627
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1666317