40 Gbit/s optical 2R regenerator based on passive saturable absorber for WDM long-haul transmissions

Author

Rouvillain, D. ; Seguineau, F. ; Pierre, L. ; Brindel, P. ; Choumane, H. ; Aubin, G. ; Oudar, J.L. ; Leclerc, O.

Author_Institution

Alcatel Res. & Innovation, Marcoussis, France

fYear

2002

fDate

17-22 Mar 2002

Abstract

A semiconductor saturable absorber based on ion-irradiated quantum-well vertical cavity is implemented in a 40 Gbit/s dispersion-managed RZ loop, yielding a Q-factor of 13 dB and 11.3 dB at 7600 km distance in single-channel and in WDM environment with five 200 GHz-spaced 40 Gbit/s channels, respectively.

Keywords

integrated optics; ion beam effects; optical fibre dispersion; optical repeaters; optical resonators; optical saturable absorption; semiconductor quantum wells; telecommunication channels; telecommunication network management; wavelength division multiplexing; 40 Gbit/s; 7600 km; Gbit/s channels; Gbit/s dispersion-managed RZ loop; Gbit/s optical 2R regenerator; Q-factor; WDM environment; WDM long-haul transmissions; ion-irradiated quantum-well vertical cavity; passive saturable absorber; semiconductor saturable absorber; single-channel; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical control; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical propagation; Optical saturation; Repeaters; Wavelength division multiplexing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002

Print_ISBN

1-55752-701-6

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OFC.2002.1036793

Filename

1036793