DocumentCode
1689506
Title
Cascaded operation of a 2R burst-mode regenerator with data exhibiting 6 dB power variation
Author
Kanellos, G.T. ; Klonidis, D. ; Pleros, N. ; Zakynthinos, P. ; Apostolopoulos, D. ; Poustie, A. ; Maxwell, G. ; Avramopoulos, H. ; Tomkos, I.
Author_Institution
Nat. Techn. Univ., Athens
fYear
2007
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
Cascaded operation of a single SOA-MZI 2R burst-mode regenerator is demonstrated using a novel loop configuration that induces a per-loop 6 dB power variation on the recirculating data. Error-free operation is achieved for four successive loops.
Keywords
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical repeaters; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 2R burst-mode regenerator; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; SOA-MZI; cascaded operation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Electrooptic modulators; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical interferometry; Optical network units; Optical packet switching; Optical receivers; Repeaters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
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
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348923
Filename
4348923
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