Title :
Wavelength conversion for 10.7 Gbit=s DPSK without differential decoding
Author :
McCarthy, M.E. ; Ellis, A.D.
Author_Institution :
Univ. Coll. Cork, Cork
Abstract :
A wavelength converter for 10.7 Gbit/s DPSK signals is presented which eliminates the need to use additional encoders or path-dependent encoding/decoding. It has a small penalty of 1.8 dB at an OSNR of 24.8 dB.
Keywords :
differential phase shift keying; DPSK signals; differential decoding; path-dependent decoding; path-dependent encoding; wavelength conversion;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20071580
