Title :
All optical clock recovery at bit rates up to 40 Gbit/s
Author :
Ellis, A.D. ; Smith, K.
Author_Institution :
BT Labs., Ipswich, UK
fDate :
7/22/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
All-optical clock recovery at bit rates up to 40 Gbit/s using a modelocked fibre ring laser is demonstrated. The configuration simultaneously performs timing extraction and pulse reshaping to give a continuous stream of closely transform limited picosecond duration pulses.
Keywords :
clocks; digital communication systems; fibre lasers; laser beam applications; optical communication equipment; optical links; synchronisation; 40 Gbit/s; modelocked fibre ring laser; optical clock recovery; pulse reshaping; timing extraction; transform limited picosecond duration pulses;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19930887
