Title :
All-Optical ASK-DPSK Signal Regeneration Using a Semiconductor Optical Amplifier
Author :
Fok, Mable P. ; Shu, Chester ; Blumenthal, Daniel J.
Author_Institution :
Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Abstract :
We demonstrate 10-Gb/s and 20-Gb/s DPSK and ASK-DPSK signal regeneration based on cross-phase modulation in a SOA. The amplitude noise is reduced and the receiver sensitivity is improved by 3 dB.
Keywords :
amplitude shift keying; differential phase shift keying; optical noise; optical receivers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; SOA; all-optical ASK-DPSK signal regeneration; amplitude noise; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; bit rate 20 Gbit/s; cross-phase modulation; receiver sensitivity; semiconductor optical amplifier; Band pass filters; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Intensity modulation; Optical attenuators; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Repeaters; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453448
