Title :
Retiming of short optical pulses using linear pulse reshaping and all-optical switching
Author :
Parmigiani, F. ; Petropoulos, P. ; Ibsen, M. ; Thomsen, B.C. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
An all-optical, all-fiberized technique for the elimination of timing jitter in short pulse transmission systems is experimentally demonstrated. The technique is based on pulse shaping in a superstructured fiber Bragg grating and optical switching in a nonlinear optical loop mirror.
Keywords :
Bragg gratings; high-speed optical techniques; optical elements; optical fibre communication; optical pulse shaping; optical switches; timing jitter; all-fiberized technique; all-optical switching; linear pulse reshaping; nonlinear optical loop mirror; optical pulse retiming; short pulse transmission system; superstructured fiber Bragg grating; timing jitter;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
