Optical sampling measurement with all-optical clock recovery using mode-locked diode lasers

Author

Shirane, M. ; Hashimoto, Y. ; Kurita, H. ; Yamada, H. ; Yokoyama, Haruki

Author_Institution

Fundamental Res. Labs., NEC Corp., Ibaraki, Japan

Volume

1

fYear

2001

fDate

17-22 March 2001

Abstract

Optical sampling measurement of 160-Gbps signals incorporating all-optical clock recovery has been demonstrated. External-cavity mode-locked semiconductor laser modules, which directly generate coherent 2-ps optical pulses, were used for optical clock recovery and as an optical sampling pulse source. We accomplished the real-time observation of waveform distortion in 160-Gbps optical data signals due to nonlinear optical effect in the transmission fiber.

Keywords

laser cavity resonators; laser mode locking; modules; optical fibre communication; optical pulse generation; optical transmitters; semiconductor lasers; synchronisation; time division multiplexing; 2 ps; Gbps optical data signals; all-optical clock recovery; coherent ps optical pulse generation; external-cavity mode-locked semiconductor laser modules; mode-locked diode lasers; nonlinear optical effect; optical clock recovery; optical sampling measurement; optical sampling pulse source; real-time observation; transmission fiber; waveform distortion; Clocks; Diode lasers; Distortion measurement; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Laser mode locking; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical pulse generation; Sampling methods;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001

Conference_Location

Anaheim, CA, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-655-9

Type

conf

Filename

927850