Title :
All optical RZ to NRZ format conversion using phase modulation in a dispersion-shifted fiber
Author :
Lee, S.H. ; Chow, K.K. ; Shu, C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin, China
Abstract :
We demonstrate two schemes for return-to-zero to non-return-to-zero format conversion using spectral broadening caused by nonlinear phase modulation in a dispersion-shifted fiber. Less then 2 dB power penalty has been observed in both conversion schemes.
Keywords :
error statistics; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; phase modulation; spectral line broadening; all optical RZ format conversion; dispersion-shifted fiber; nonlinear phase modulation; nonreturn-to-zero format conversion; phase modulation; spectral broadening; Band pass filters; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber dispersion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fiber testing; Optical modulation; Optical signal processing; Phase modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549281
