Title :
Numerical study of dispersion tolerance of 43 Gbit/s SOA-MZI based optical 3R regenerators in long-haul transmission lines
Author :
Nicollet, J. ; Lavigne, B. ; Leclerc, O.
Author_Institution :
Alcatel, Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
The dispersion tolerance of SOA-MZI-based optical 3R regenerators implemented in a 2400km-long 40 Gbit/s WDM transmission line is numerically investigated, showing a wide +/-20 ps/nm range in the dispersion compensation when considering a 5 dB reduction in the system performance.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical repeaters; semiconductor optical amplifiers; telecommunication transmission lines; wavelength division multiplexing; 2400 km; 40 Gbit/s; 43 Gbit/s; SOA-MZI based optical 3R regenerators; WDM transmission line; dispersion compensation; dispersion tolerance; long-haul transmission lines; Biomedical optical imaging; Bit error rate; Clocks; Frequency; Jitter; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Repeaters; Transmission lines;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1247526
