Title :
Nonlinear optical intensity filters: experiment and design rules
Author :
Weinert, C.M. ; Sizmann, A. ; Ludwig, R. ; Schubert, C. ; Feiste, U. ; Weber, H.G.
Author_Institution :
Heinrich-Hertz-Inst. fur Nachrichtentech. Berlin GmbH, Germany
Abstract :
A noise regeneration experiment with a highly asymmetric nonlinear optical loop mirror (NOLM) is compared with numerical calculations. For different fiber types, NOLM design rules for noise reduction and high bit rate application are given.
Keywords :
mirrors; nonlinear optics; optical filters; optical noise; NOLM design rules; asymmetric nonlinear optical loop mirror; design rules; high bit rate transmission; interference; noise reduction; noise regeneration experiment; noise squeezing; nonlinear optical intensity filters; numerical simulation; optical fiber types; splitting ratio; Bit rate; Fiber nonlinear optics; Mirrors; Noise reduction; Nonlinear optics; Optical design; Optical fiber filters; Optical filters; Optical noise; Repeaters;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.989624
