Title :
Suppression of WDM Signal Crosstalk in Fiber Optical Parametric Amplifier by using RZ-DPSK Modulation Format
Author :
Kuo, Bill P P ; Chui, P.C. ; Wong, Kenneth K Y
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Hong Kong, Pokfulam
Abstract :
We demonstrated crosstalk-free WDM signal amplification by single-pump fiber OPA with RZ-DPSK modulation format. The power penalty of OPA amplified 20 Gb/s WDM RZ-DPSK signal was reduced by more than 2 dB as compared with OOK counterpart.
Keywords :
amplitude shift keying; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical fibre amplifiers; optical modulation; optical parametric amplifiers; optical pumping; phase shift keying; wavelength division multiplexing; OOK modulation; RZ-DPSK modulation; WDM; bit rate 20 Gbit/s; optical crosstalk; optical parametric amplifiers; signal amplification; single-pump fiber OPA; wavelength division multiplexing; Optical attenuators; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber polarization; Optical fibers; Optical modulation; Phase modulation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
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.2007.4348841
