Title :
PLC-based tunable optical equalizer for 40-Gbps intensity-modulated signal
Author :
Nguyen, Hoang Manh ; Igarashi, Koji ; Katoh, Karuhiro ; Kikuchi, Kazuro
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Using a 16-tap PLC-based optical FIR filter, we equalize a 40-Gbps intensity-modulated signal, which is tightly filtered by a 0.42-nm Gaussian filter. The receiver sensitivity is improved by 3 dB with such an equalizer.
Keywords :
FIR filters; equalisers; integrated optoelectronics; optical filters; optical receivers; optical tuning; Gaussian filter; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; intensity modulation; optical FIR filter; optical equalizer; planar lightwave circuit; receiver; sensitivity; Band pass filters; Bandwidth; Equalizers; Finite impulse response filter; Optical distortion; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Optical FIR filter; optical equalizer; optical signal processing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers & Electro Optics & The Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009. CLEO/PACIFIC RIM '09. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Shanghai
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3829-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3830-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2009.5292142
