Title :
All-optical, bit-rate tunable clock recovery for NRZ-ASK signals
Author :
Xie, Yanqiao ; Gao, Ying ; Fu, Jiaojiao ; Gao, Shiming
Author_Institution :
Centre for Opt. & Electromagn. Res., Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou, China
Abstract :
All-optical clock recovery is demonstrated for non-return-to-zero amplitude-shift-keying (NRZ-ASK) signals with various bit-rates using a passive asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer (AMI) assisted mode-locked fiber laser. It is available for the bit-rates range from 2.5 to 7.5 Gb/s.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; amplitude shift keying; fibre lasers; laser mode locking; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; asymmetric Mach-Zehnder interferometer; bit rate 2.5 Gbit/s to 7.5 Gbit/s; bit-rate tunable clock recovery; mode-locked fiber laser; non-return-to-zero amplitude-shift-keying signals; Ambient intelligence; Bit rate; Chromium; Clocks; Fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical fiber communication; Optical filters; Optical signal processing; Tunable circuits and devices; Clock recovery; fiber optics communications; highly nonlinear fiber; non-return-to-zero;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3830-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292149
