Title :
40 Gb/s WDM NRZ-DPSK All-Optical Clock Recovery and Data Demodulation based on a Periodic Bragg Filter
Author :
Contestabile, G. ; Proietti, Roberto ; Calabretta, Nicola ; D´Errico, A. ; Presi, M. ; Ciaramella, E.
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant´Anna, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
We demonstrate a novel optical circuit for the simultaneous demodulation and all-optical clock-recovery of 40 Gb/s WDM NRZ-DPSK signals. The circuit is based on an ad-hoc periodic FBG-filter. We report complete characterization in the whole C-band.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; demodulation; differential phase shift keying; optical fibre filters; synchronisation; wavelength division multiplexing; C-band; WDM NRZ-DPSK signals; ad-hoc periodic FBG-filter; all-optical clock recovery; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; data demodulation; optical circuit; periodic Bragg filter; Circuits; Clocks; Demodulation; High speed optical techniques; Optical filters; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Repeaters; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528370
