Title :
All-optical 2R regeneration at 40 Gbit/s in an SOA-based Mach-Zehnder interferometer
Author :
Wolfson, D. ; Hansen, P.B. ; Kloch, A. ; Fjelde, T. ; Janz, C. ; Coquelin, A. ; Guillemot, I. ; Garorit, F. ; Poingt, F. ; Renaud, M.
Author_Institution :
Res. Center COM, Tech. Univ., Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract :
All-optical 2R regeneration in an SOA-based Mach-Zehnder interferometer is demonstrated at 40 Gbit/s. The regenerative capabilities combined with an input power dynamic range of 16 dB demonstrate the feasibility of this technique at very high bit rates.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optics; optical modulation; optical repeaters; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 40 Gbit/s; SOA-based Mach-Zehnder interferometer; all-optical 2R regeneration; excess receiver penalty; input power dynamic range; noise suppression; passive multiplexing; regenerative capabilities; transfer function; very high bit rates; All-optical networks; Bit error rate; Chirp; Extinction ratio; Performance evaluation; Power generation; Power measurement; Signal analysis; Transfer functions; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.766069
