Title :
A novel XPM based pulse retiming system incorporating a fibre grating based parabolic pulse shaper
Author :
Parmigiani, F. ; Petropoulos, P. ; Ibsen, M. ; Roelens, M.A.F. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Southampton Univ., UK
Abstract :
A novel all-optical, all-fibre pulse retiming system is experimentally demonstrated. Our technique relies on converting the timing jitter into frequency shift using XPM switching of the data signal with parabolic pulses shaped using a SSFBG.
Keywords :
diffraction gratings; optical fibre communication; optical fibres; optical modulation; optical pulse shaping; phase modulation; timing jitter; SSFBG; XPM; fibre grating; frequency shift; parabolic pulse shaper; pulse retiming system; timing jitter;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2005. ECOC 2005. 31st European Conference on
Conference_Location :
IET
Print_ISBN :
0-86341-543-1
