Title :
40 Gbit/s WDM all-optical regeneration using a fibre-based device
Author :
Cuenot, B. ; Ellis, A.D.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Coll. Cork, Cork
Abstract :
This paper presents the design of a 40 Gbit/s 4 channel multi-wavelength regenerator based on quasi continuous filtering. The quality factor improvement is estimated, as well as the distribution of the receiver voltage to characterize the regenerator.
Keywords :
Q-factor; optical fibre communication; optical fibres; optical filters; optical repeaters; wavelength division multiplexing; WDM; all-optical regeneration; bit rate 160 Gbit/s; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; fibre-based device; multiwavelength regenerator; quality factor; quasicontinuous filtering; receiver voltage distribution; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber devices; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Repeaters; Signal to noise ratio; Voltage; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007 and the International Quantum Electronics Conference. CLEOE-IQEC 2007. European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0931-0
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE-IQEC.2007.4386452
