Title :
Fibre-based parametric wavelength conversion of 86 Gb/s RZ-DQPSK signals with 15 dB gain using a dual-pump configuration
Author :
Richter, Thomas ; Elschner, Robert ; Schubert, Colja ; Petermann, Klaus
Author_Institution :
Fraunhofer Inst. for Telecommun., Heinrich-Hertz-Inst., Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
We show error-free wavelength conversion of 86 Gb/s RZ-DQPSK signals with 15 dB gain in a highly non-linear fibre using a dual-pump configuration with precisely counterphased pump-phase modulations.
Keywords :
differential phase shift keying; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical pumping; optical wavelength conversion; quadrature phase shift keying; RZ-DQPSK signal; bit rate 86 Gbit/s; counterphased pump-phase modulation; differential quadrature phase-shift keying; dual-pump configuration; error-free wavelength conversion; fibre-based parametric wavelength conversion; gain 15 dB; high-nonlinear fibre; Brillouin scattering; Gain; Optical modulation; Optical packet switching; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Optical wavelength conversion; Phase distortion; Phase modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1
