Title :
Filtering-assisted cross-phase modulation in a semiconductor optical amplifier enabling 320 Gb/s clock recovery
Author :
Oxenlowe, L.K. ; Zibar, D. ; Galili, M. ; Clausen, A.T. ; Christiansen, L.J. ; Jeppesen, P.
Author_Institution :
Res. Center COM, Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
We present a novel scheme for optical clock recovery relying on ultra-fast phase modulation in an SOA, enabling locking to single-channel bit rates as high as 320 Gbit/s. Timing resolution and jitter issues are presented.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; jitter; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical filters; optical modulation; phase modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; synchronisation; time division multiplexing; 320 Gbit/s; OTDM; clock recovery; cross-phase modulation; filtering-assisted modulation; jitter; semiconductor optical amplifier; single-channel bit rates; timing resolution; ultrafast phase modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
