Title :
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
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);
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2006.884755
