Title :
160 Gbit/s all-optical limiter based on spectrally filtered optical solitons
Author :
Ohara, Takuya ; Takara, Hidehiko ; Kawanishi, Satoki ; Yamada, Takashi ; Fejer, Martin M.
Author_Institution :
NTT Network Innovation Lab., NTT Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
We demonstrate all-optical limiting of a 160-Gbit/s OTDM signal by using spectrally filtered optical solitons. Signal input power tolerance for improving Q-factors is 3.6 dB. Q-factors after 230 km transmission were improved by 1.8 dB.
Keywords :
Q-factor; optical fibre communication; optical filters; optical limiters; optical solitons; time division multiplexing; 160 Gbit/s; 230 km; OTDM signal; Q-factors; all-optical limiter; power tolerance; spectrally filtered optical solitons;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
