Title :
Adjustable Electrical Dispersion Compensation in a 40-Gb/s Optical Single Sideband System
Author :
Madureira, M.A.M. ; Fonseca, D. ; Cartaxo, A.V.T. ; Aguiar, R.L. ; Monteiro, P.M.P.
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Telecomunicacoes-Polo de Aveiro, Aveiro Univ.
Abstract :
The efficiency of an adjustable electrical dispersion compensator (AEDC) in a 40-Gb/s optical single sideband system is investigated experimentally. The AEDC is implemented using a developed monolithic feed-forward equalizer whose performance can be optimized by adjusting the tap weights. Specifically, the AEDC contribution to the system performance improvement is achieved by synthesizing a suitable transfer function that shows group delay dependency on the frequency opposite to that of the fiber. Group velocity dispersions up to 272 ps/nm are experimentally obtained with a power penalty of less than 4 dB relative to the back-to-back situation without equalization
Keywords :
Amplitude modulation; Bit rate; Equalizers; Optical fiber communication; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Research and development; System performance; Telecommunications; Feed-forward equalizer (FFE); group velocity dispersion (GVD); optical single sideband (OSSB) modulation;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2006.887780
