Title :
All-optical phase conjugation using a 90 degree optical hybrid and nested SOA-MZIs
Author :
Runxiang Yu ; Fontaine, Nicolas K. ; Proietti, Roberto ; Binbin Guan ; Yoo, S.J.B.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of California Davis, Davis, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents an all-optical phase conjugation technique based on coherent optical signal processing by cross-phase-modulation in SOA-MZIs. Numerical simulation and experimental results demonstrate successful phase conjugation for 10Gbps OOK signal.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; compensation; light coherence; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical information processing; optical modulation; optical phase conjugation; phase modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 90 degree optical hybrid; OOK signal; all-optical phase conjugation; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; chromatic dispersion compensation; coherent optical signal processing; cross-phase-modulation; midspan spectrum inversion; nested SOA-MZI; numerical simulation; Nonlinear optics; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Optical wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 2013
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-0457-0
