Title :
A new architecture for counterpropagation-based photonic regeneration and reshaping
Author :
Lakshminarayana, Ganesh ; Sarathy, Jiten ; Stefanov, Boris ; Mu, Ruomei ; Thai, Tammy ; Lowe, David
Author_Institution :
Alphion Inc., Eatontown, NJ, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents the honeycomb architecture for performing photonic regeneration and re-shaping in the counter-propagation. We demonstrate the suppression of undesired gain compression and cross-gain modulation effects along with significant improvement of input power sensitivity.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; light propagation; optical modulation; optical pulse generation; optical pulse shaping; semiconductor optical amplifiers; counterpropagation; cross-gain modulation effects; gain compression; honeycomb architecture; photonic regeneration; photonic reshaping; Modulation coding; Optical devices; Optical interferometry; Optical sensors; Optical wavelength conversion; Photonic integrated circuits; Preamplifiers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Transponders;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2005. Technical Digest. OFC/NFOEC
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-783-0
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2005.192676
