Title :
Extending the chromatic dispersion tolerance by optical equalization at 43 Gb/s
Author :
Stahl, D. ; Winzer, P.J. ; Doerr, C.R. ; Chandrasekhar, S.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol., Nuremberg, Germany
Abstract :
Measurements at 43 Gb/s demonstrate a doubling in chromatic dispersion tolerance for non return-to-zero signals using a simple, multichannel optical equalizer structure based on two concatenated Mach-Zehnder interferometers.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; 43 Gbit/s; chromatic dispersion tolerance; concatenated Mach-Zehnder interferometers; multichannel optical equalizer structure; non return-to-zero signals; optical equalization;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
