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
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;
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.2007.4348923
