Title :
RSOA as a sawtooth generator for Rayleigh Backscattering effect mitigation
Author :
Omella, M. ; Chanclou, P. ; Lazaro, J.A. ; Prat, J.
Author_Institution :
Signal Theor. & Commun. Dept. (TSC), UPC Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Abstract :
Sawtooth signal at 2.5GHz has been obtained with an RSOA of 1GHz bandwidth. A measured wavelength shifting of 2.5GHz, obtained with the RSOA chirp induced phase modulation, allows 5dB Rayleigh Backscattering effect mitigation.
Keywords :
Rayleigh scattering; backscatter; optical communication equipment; semiconductor optical amplifiers; waveform generators; RSOA chirp induced phase modulation; Rayleigh backscattering effect mitigation; bandwidth 1 GHz; frequency 2.5 GHz; sawtooth generator; sawtooth signal; wavelength shifting; Optical crosstalk; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical reflection; Passive optical networks;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621163
