Title :
System Performance of DPSK Signals Transmitted Through Broadband SBS-based Slow Light Element and Reduction of Slow-Light-Induced Data-Pattern Dependence
Author :
Zhang, B. ; Fazal, I. ; Yan, L.-S. ; Zhang, L. ; Willner, A.E. ; Zhu, Z. ; Gauthier, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles
Abstract :
We demonstrate 42 ps delay on 10.7-Gb/s DPSK signals via SBS-based slow light. Slow-light-induced DPSK-data-partern dependence is analyzed and its reduction results in 3-dB Q factor improvement. NRZ-DPSK and RZ-DPSK system performances are compared.
Keywords :
Brillouin spectra; Q-factor; differential phase shift keying; optical delay lines; optical fibre communication; DPSK signals; NRZ-DPSK; Q factor improvement; bit rate 10.7 Gbit/s; broadband SBS-based slow light element; reduced slow-light-induced data-pattern dependence; system performance; time 42 s; Ambient intelligence; Bandwidth; Bit error rate; Brillouin scattering; Delay; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical interferometry; Slow light; System performance;
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.2007.4348657
