Title :
Design Considerations for Polarization-Independent All-Optical Retiming Based on Cross-Phase Modulation and Spectral Slicing
Author :
Ito, Chris ; Cartledge, John C.
Author_Institution :
Queen´´s Univ., Kingston
fDate :
3/15/2008 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
Polarization-independent all-optical retiming is demonstrated experimentally at 10 Gb/s using a self-pulsating distributed feedback laser, cross-phase modulation in a highly nonlinear fiber, and spectral slicing. With careful attention to key design parameters, excellent performance is achieved without additional complexity compared to a conventional polarization-dependent implementation.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; high-speed optical techniques; nonlinear optics; optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; timing; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; cross-phase modulation; nonlinear fiber; polarization-independent all-optical retiming; self-pulsating distributed feedback laser; spectral slicing; Clocks; Distributed feedback devices; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical feedback; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical pumping; All-optical retiming; cross-phase modulation (XPM); highly nonlinear optical fiber; optical signal processing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2008.916945
