Title :
Parametric amplification of 112 Gbit/s polarization multiplexed DQPSK signals in a fiber loop configuration
Author :
Richter, T. ; Elschner, R. ; Gandhe, A. ; Schubert, C.
Author_Institution :
Fraunhofer Inst. for Telecommun., Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
Parametric amplification of 112-Gbit/s-33%-RZ-DQPSK signals with 20 dB on-off-gain is shown using highly nonlinear fiber in a polarization diversity configuration. The measured OSNR penalty at a BER of 10-4(10-9) is about 0.3 dB (1 dB).
Keywords :
differential phase shift keying; error statistics; nonlinear optics; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre polarisation; quadrature phase shift keying; BER; HNLF; OSNR; bit rate 112 Gbit/s; fiber loop configuration; gain 20 dB; highly nonlinear fiber; parametric amplification; polarization multiplexed DQPSK signals; Bit error rate; Gain; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical noise; Signal to noise ratio;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2011 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0213-6
