• DocumentCode
    2260168
  • Title

    All-optical signal regeneration using optical parametric amplifier

  • Author

    Lai, David M F ; Kwok, C.H. ; Wong, Kenneth K Y

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Hong Kong Univ., Hong Kong
  • fYear
    2008
  • fDate
    4-9 May 2008
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate cross-gain modulation in an optical parametric amplifier for all-optical signal regeneration. A degraded 10-Gb/s return-to-zero signal has been successfully regenerated with a 1.3-dB receiver sensitivity improvement at 10-9 bit-error rate level.
  • Keywords
    error statistics; modulation; optical parametric amplifiers; optical signal detection; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; bit-error rate level; cross-gain modulation; optical parametric amplifier; optical signal regeneration; receiver sensitivity; return-to-zero signal; Bit error rate; Degradation; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Repeaters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; (190.4410) Nonlinear optics, parametric processes; (200.6015) Signal regeneration;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-859-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    4572505