Title :
Optical Regeneration of WDM Signals Using Quasi-Continuous Filtering
Author :
Cuenot, Benjamin ; Ellis, Andrew ; Healy, Noel ; Murphy, Dominic F. ; Hussey, Conleth D.
Author_Institution :
Tyndall Nat. Inst., Univ. Coll. Cork
Abstract :
The design and performance of a novel all-fibre based 2R regenerator are presented. Simulations at 10 Gbit/s indicate Q-factor back-to-back improvements of 2.3 and 1.6 dB for single-channel and WDM operation respectively, which are the highest reported values. The transmission reach is increased from 3500 km to more than 6000 km at 10 Gbit/s. Towards practical realisation of this device, low-loss coupling between non-linear fibres is reported
Keywords :
filtering theory; optical Kerr effect; optical fibre communication; optical fibre losses; optical repeaters; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 3500 km; Kerr effect; Q-factor; WDM signals; all-fibre 2R regenerator; low-loss coupling; nonlinear fibres; optical regeneration; quasicontinuous filtering; single-channel operation; wavelength-division multiplexing; Fiber nonlinear optics; Filtering; Nonlinear optical devices; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber filters; Optical filters; Repeaters; Wavelength division multiplexing; Kerr effect; fiber optics communications; optical regeneration;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2006 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nottingham
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0235-2
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0236-0
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2006.248233
