WDM-POLSK Transmission Systems by Using Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers

Author

Ciaramella, Ernesto ; Errico, Antonio D. ; Proietti, Roberto ; Contestabile, Giampiero

Author_Institution

Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa

Volume

24

Issue

11

fYear

2006

Firstpage

4039

Lastpage

4046

Abstract

The authors demonstrate the potential of using POLarization Shift Keying (POLSK) modulation format combined with semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs) in wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) transmission systems. The constant intensity of the POLSK modulation format allows for substantial removal of cross-gain-modulation impairments in SOAs so that practical amplifier spacing values (more than 100 km) are demonstrated in various different experimental configurations. Record WDM transmission experiments at 10 Gb/s by using SOA-based amplification are presented in short and medium reach system architectures using either single mode fiber or nonzero dispersion shifted fiber

Keywords

optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre polarisation; optical modulation; phase shift keying; semiconductor optical amplifiers; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; WDM-POLSK transmission systems; cross-gain-modulation impairments; modulation format; nonzero dispersion shifted fiber; polarization shift keying; semiconductor optical amplifiers; single mode fiber; wavelength division multiplexing; Intensity modulation; Optical amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Optical saturation; Polarization shift keying; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing; Cross gain modulation (XGM); optical fiber communication; polarization shift keying (POLSK); semiconductor optical amplifiers (SOAs);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Lightwave Technology, Journal of

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0733-8724

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/JLT.2006.884185

Filename

4012183