• DocumentCode
    2846641
  • Title

    Phase-sensitive amplified DWDM DQPSK signals using free-running Lasers with 6-dB link SNR improvement over EDFA-based systems

  • Author

    Tong, Zhi ; Lundström, Carl ; Tipsuwannakul, Ekawit ; Karlsson, Magnus ; Andrekson, Peter A.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Microtechnol. & Nanosci., Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Gothenburg, Sweden
  • fYear
    2010
  • fDate
    19-23 Sept. 2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    3
  • Abstract
    For the first time, we experimentally demonstrate a modulation-format independent, WDM-compatible link concept with up to 6-dB SNR advantage over conventional EDFA amplified links, by using a frequency-non-degenerate copier and phase-sensitive fiber amplifier based design.
  • Keywords
    optical fibre amplifiers; quadrature phase shift keying; wavelength division multiplexing; DQPSK; DWDM; EDFA amplified link; SNR improvement; free-running lasers; frequency-nondegenerate copier; modulation-format independent; phase-sensitive fiber amplifier based design; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Gain; Noise measurement; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical filters; Signal to noise ratio; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621349
  • Filename
    5621349