Title :
Wavelength-preserved all optical 2R regeneration based on michelson interferometer architecture with counter-propagating wavelength conversion
Author :
Yan, Jhih-Heng ; Wen, Yu-Hsiang ; Su-Lin, Jie ; Feng, Kai-Ming ; Lai, Shih-Lun
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Photonics Technol., Nat. Tsing Hua Univ., Hsinchu, Taiwan
Abstract :
A novel architecture with wavelength-preserved all optical 2R regeneration is proposed and demonstrated based on a Michelson interferometer structure with counter-propagating XGM wavelength-conversion to enhance signal quality and reduce signal interference on 10-Gb/s NRZ-OOK signals.
Keywords :
Michelson interferometers; light interference; light propagation; optical communication; Michelson interferometer architecture; NRZ-OOK signals; all optical 2R regeneration; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; counter propagating wavelength conversion; signal interference; wavelength preserved; Optical signal processing;
Conference_Titel :
Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 2011 16th
Conference_Location :
Kaohsiung
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-288-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-986-02-8974-9
