Title :
Optical regeneration using self-phase modulation and quasi-continuous filtering
Author :
Cuenot, B. ; Ellis, A.D. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Photonic Syst. Group, Univ. Coll. of Cork
fDate :
6/1/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We propose a scheme for 2R optical regeneration based on self-phase modulation in fiber and quasi-continuous filtering. Numerical simulations demonstrate the possibility of increasing the transmission reach from 3500 to more than 6000 km at 10 Gb/s using 100-km spans. Spectral broadening is shown to be small using this technique, indicating its suitability for wavelength-division-multiplexing regeneration
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; optical filters; optical repeaters; self-phase modulation; spectral line broadening; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; optical regeneration; quasicontinuous filtering; self-phase modulation; spectral broadening; wavelength-division-multiplexing regeneration; Fiber nonlinear optics; Filtering; Nonlinear optics; Optical crosstalk; Optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber filters; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Repeaters; All-optical devices; optical Kerr effect; optical communications; optical regeneration;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2006.877003
