Title :
Simultaneous 3R regeneration and wavelength conversion using a fiber-parametric limiting amplifier
Author :
Su, Y. ; Wang, L. ; Agarwal, A. ; Kumar, P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
We present a 3R regenerator with simultaneous functionality of wavelength conversion. It consists of a fiber-parametric limiting amplifier and a phase-locked loop in a novel configuration. The 10 Gbit/s regenerator effectively reduces input signal noise and jitter.
Keywords :
jitter; optical fibre amplifiers; optical noise; optical parametric amplifiers; optical phase locked loops; optical repeaters; optical wavelength conversion; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; Gbit/s regenerator; fiber-parametric limiting amplifier; input signal noise; jitter; optical wavelength conversion; phase-locked loop; simultaneous 3R regeneration; Crosstalk; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical wavelength conversion; Phase locked loops; Pulse amplifiers; Repeaters; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
