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
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/PHOSST.2010.5553627
