Title :
Generalisation and Experimental Validation of Design Rules for Self-Phase Modulation-based 2R-Regenerators
Author :
Provost, L. ; Finot, C. ; Mukasa, K. ; Petropoulos, P. ; Richardson, D.J.
Abstract :
We report the design of 2R-regenerators based on self-phase modulation in lossy fibers. We experimentally demonstrate the applicability of the proposed scaling rules and present detailed characterization of the pulse characteristics at the regenerator output.
Keywords :
optical fibre losses; optical modulation; optical repeaters; self-phase modulation; 2R-regenerators; optical regenerators; optical repeaters; self-phase modulation; Attenuation; Band pass filters; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber communication; Optical fibers; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Repeaters;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2007. OFC/NFOEC 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-831-4
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2007.4348652
