• DocumentCode
    1415334
  • Title

    Demonstration of high robustness to SNR impairment in 20 Gbit/s long-haul transmission using 1.5 /spl mu/m saturable absorber

  • Author

    Leclerc, O. ; Aubin, G. ; Brindel, P. ; Mangeney, J. ; Choumane, H. ; Barre, S. ; Oudar, J.-L.

  • Author_Institution
    Alcatel Corp. Res. Center, Marcoussis, France
  • Volume
    36
  • Issue
    23
  • fYear
    2000
  • Firstpage
    1944
  • Lastpage
    1946
  • Abstract
    Improved robustness to signal-to-noise ratio impairment is shown for the first time at 20 Gbit´s in an RZ transmission loop using a 1.5 /spl mu/m heavy-ion-irradiated quantum well saturable absorber. Error-free transmission is achieved over 7800 km.
  • Keywords
    optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical noise; optical resonators; optical saturable absorption; semiconductor quantum wells; 1.5 mum; 20 Gbit/s; 7800 km; Gbit/s long-haul transmission; RZ transmission loop; SNR impairment; error-free transmission; heavy-ion-irradiated quantum well saturable absorber; high robustness; saturable absorber; signal-to-noise ratio impairment;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20001356
  • Filename
    888672
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1415334