Title :
RZ to NRZ format conversion for two tributaries of a PDM signal simultaneously utilizing a single section of HNLF
Author :
Yi, A.-L. ; Yan, L.-S. ; Luo, B. ; Pan, W. ; Ye, John ; Chen, Z.-Y.
Author_Institution :
Center for Inf. Photonics & Commun., Southwest Jiaotong Univ., Chengdu, China
Abstract :
All-optical RZ to NRZ format conversion for two tributaries of a PDM signals simultaneously is demonstrated through a single highly nonlinear fiber with polarization nonlinear loop mirror configuration. Less than 1-dB power penalty is achieved.
Keywords :
mirrors; optical fibre polarisation; optical modulation; wavelength division multiplexing; HNLF; PDM signal; all-optical RZ-to-NRZ format conversion; highly nonlinear fiber; polarization division multiplexing; polarization nonlinear loop mirror configuration; power penalty; Circulators; Mirrors; Modulation; Optical attenuators; Optical fibers; Optical signal processing; Probes;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
