• DocumentCode
    510529
  • Title

    Optical signal processing with delay-asymmetric nonlinear loop mirror

  • Author

    Shu, Chester ; Dai, Yongheng ; Fok, Mable P.

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Electronic Engineering and Center for Advanced Research in Photonics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-6 Nov. 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We report recent progress in optical signal processing of phase-modulated digital signals using the delay-asymmetric nonlinear loop mirror. With broadband polarization-insensitive wavelength conversion in the loop mirror, signal demodulation is achieved at continuously variable bit-rate over 3 Gbit/s. Following the demodulation, all-optical clock recovery is also demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    Clocks; Delay; Demodulation; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical signal processing; Optical wavelength conversion;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Communications and Photonics Conference and Exhibition (ACP), 2009 Asia
  • Conference_Location
    Shanghai, China
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-877-3
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-877-3
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5377193