DocumentCode
520184
Title
Improvement of NOLM-based phase-preserving amplitude limiters by fiber optimizations
Author
Stephan, C. ; Sponsel, K. ; Onishchukov, G. ; Schmauss, B. ; Leuchs, G.
Author_Institution
Max Planck Inst. for the Sci. of Light, Erlangen, Germany
fYear
2010
fDate
16-21 May 2010
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
2
Abstract
The noise limits of phase-preserving NOLM-based regenerators from Rayleigh backscattering and possible improvements are investigated. Applying optimizations a four fold increase in the number of cascaded regenerators was achieved for a DPSK transmission system.
Keywords
Rayleigh scattering; differential phase shift keying; mirrors; nonlinear optics; optical fibres; optical limiters; optical modulation; optical repeaters; NOLM; Rayleigh backscattering; cascaded regenerators; differential phase shift keying transmission system; fiber optimizations; nonlinear optical loop mirror; phase-preserving amplitude limiters; Backscatter; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fiber couplers; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Phase noise; Pulse amplifiers; Repeaters;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-890-2
Type
conf
Filename
5499749
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