Title : 
40 Gb/s All-Optical Vestigial-Sideband Generation using SOA
         
        
            Author : 
Silveira, T. ; Fonseca, D. ; Ferreira, A. ; Morais, R. ; Madureira, M. ; Teixeira, A. ; Monteiro, P.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Siemens S. A. R. Irmãos Siemens 1, 2720-093 Amadora, Portugal; Instituto de Telecomunicações, Polo de Aveiro, University of Aveiro - 3810 Aveiro, Portugal, email: tiago.silveira@siemens.com
         
        
        
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
A 40Gb/s all-optical vestigial-sideband generator using SPM induced by a SOA is experimentally demonstrated. Sideband suppression above 14dB is obtained and transmission over accumulated chromatic dispersion above 238ps/nm is enabled using electrical dispersion compensation.
         
        
            Keywords : 
Bit error rate; Intensity modulation; Nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Optical saturation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
         
        
        
        
            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.2006.4801285