Title :
Nonlinear phase-shift compensation by a nonlinear amplifying loop mirror
Author :
Sponsel, K. ; Stephan, C. ; Onishchukov, G. ; Schmauss, B. ; Leuchs, G.
Author_Institution :
Max Planck Inst. for the Sci. of Light, Erlangen, Germany
Abstract :
The nonlinear amplifying loop mirror as a nonlinear phase-shift compensator for multilevel phase-encoded optical signals is considered. Simulations of a 20 Gb/s DQPSK transmission system showed a significant BER improvement for post-compensation.
Keywords :
Fiber nonlinear optics; Microwave technology; Mirrors; Noise level; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber couplers; Optical noise; Phase noise; Phase shift keying; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
