All-Optical Vestigial Sideband Generation Using a Semiconductor Optical Amplifier

Author

Silveira, Tiago G. ; Teixeira, António L J ; Ferreira, Ana P S ; Monteiro, Paulo M N P

Author_Institution

Siemens S.A., Amadora

Volume

18

Issue

21

fYear

2006

Firstpage

2212

Lastpage

2214

Abstract

An all-optical setup to generate vestigial sideband signals based on self-phase modulation in a semiconductor optical amplifier is experimentally demonstrated at 10 Gb/s. Sideband suppressions higher than 15 dB are reported with improved eye opening. Wavelength-independent operation over 26 nm is demonstrated. Increased chromatic dispersion tolerance is verified: a receiver sensitivity penalty of 5.3 dB, relative to back-to-back, is obtained after transmission over 2720 ps/nm; whereas conventional double sideband is penalized by 4.0 dB after 1360 ps/nm

Keywords

optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical receivers; self-phase modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 10 Gbit/s; all-optical vestigial sideband generation; chromatic dispersion tolerance; conventional double-sideband; eye opening; receiver sensitivity penalty; self-phase modulation; semiconductor optical amplifier; sideband suppressions; vestigial sideband signals; wavelength-independent operation; Amplitude modulation; Chirp; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Scanning probe microscopy; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Optical single sideband (oSSB); optical vestigial sideband (oVSB); self-phase modulation (SPM); semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2006.884755

Filename

1707812