Title :
Experimental Investigation of a Dispersion-Managed Multi-channel 2R Optical Regenerator
Author :
Provost, L. ; Kouloumentas, Christos ; Parmigiani, F. ; Tsolakidis, S. ; Tomkos, Ioannis ; Petropoulos, P. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., Southampton, UK
Abstract :
We experimentally report simultaneous 2R all-optical regeneration of four WDM channels using a dispersion-managed Mamyshev scheme. Inter-channel crosstalk effects are minimized resulting in almost no additional degradation arising from the presence of the multiple channels.
Keywords :
optical crosstalk; optical repeaters; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM channels; dispersion-managed Mamyshev scheme; inter-channel crosstalk; multichannel 2R optical regenerator; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical network units; Repeaters; Ultrafast optics; 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.2008.4528478
