Title : 
All-Optical 2R-Regenerative Interconnection Node for DPSK Polarization-Division Multiplexed Systems
         
        
            Author : 
Yagi, Mikio ; Satomi, Shuichi ; Ryu, Shiro
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
SoftBank Telecom Corp., Tokyo
         
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
We propose an all-optical 2R-regenerative interconnection node which is applied between wide area network and metro area network for DPSK polarization-division multiplexed systems with the functions of signal format conversion and signal quality improvement.
         
        
            Keywords : 
differential phase shift keying; metropolitan area networks; multiplexing; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; wide area networks; DPSK polarization-division multiplexed systems; all-optical 2R-regenerative interconnection node; metro area network; signal format conversion; signal quality improvement; wide area network; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Crosstalk; Degradation; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Integrated circuit interconnections; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical polarization; Wavelength division multiplexing; Wide area networks;
         
        
        
        
            Conference_Titel : 
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
         
        
            Conference_Location : 
Anaheim, CA
         
        
            Print_ISBN : 
1-55752-831-4
         
        
        
            DOI : 
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348735