Title :
Nonlinear Phase Noise Reduction of DPSK Signals by an All-Optical Amplitude Limiter Using FWM in a Fiber
Author :
Matsumoto, Masayuki
Author_Institution :
Osaka University, Graduate School of Engineering, 2-1 Yamada-Oka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan. Email: matumoto@comm.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp
Abstract :
It is experimentally shown that phase-preserving amplitude regeneration by an all-optical amplitude limiter using saturation of FWM in a highly nonlinear fiber enhances DPSK transmission performance through the reduction of nonlinear phase noise.
Keywords :
Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Distributed decision making; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical noise; Phase modulation; Phase noise; Pulse modulation; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communications, 2006. ECOC 2006. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Cannes, France
Print_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-2-912328-39-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2006.4801035
