Title :
Optical 3R regeneration for 40 Gbit/s line-rates and beyond
Author_Institution :
Alcatel Res. & Innovation, Alcatel CIT, Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
In this paper, two complementary techniques for optical 3R regeneration implementation have been described. The first one is based on synchronous modulation and is dedicated to ultra long-haul transmission applications. It was shown to be fully compatible with dispersion management. The second approach is based on wavelength conversion and uses the nonlinear transfer function resulting from the cascade of two SOA-based Mach-Zehnder interferometers.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; optical fibre dispersion; optical repeaters; optical transfer function; optical wavelength conversion; semiconductor optical amplifiers; telecommunication network management; wavelength division multiplexing; 40 Gbit/s; Gbit/s line-rates; SOA-based Mach-Zehnder interferometer cascade; dispersion management; nonlinear transfer function; optical 3R regeneration; synchronous modulation; ultra long-haul transmission application; wavelength conversion; Decoding; Delay lines; Extinction ratio; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber networks; Optical signal processing; Repeaters; System testing; Ultrafast optics; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2002. OFC 2002
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-701-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2002.1036217
