Title :
Optical 3R regeneration using a clock-modulated pump and higher-order four-wave mixing
Author :
Monfils, I. ; Ito, C. ; Cartledge, J.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Queen´´s Univ.
Abstract :
In the 3R signal, the use of a clock-modulated pump reduced timing jitter by up to 5.8 ps and reduced inter-symbol interference. Receiver sensitivity improvements of up to 5.0 dB and 10.9 dB were also obtained for signals degraded by ASE noise and dispersion, respectively
Keywords :
clocks; intersymbol interference; multiwave mixing; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical noise; optical pumping; optical receivers; optical repeaters; superradiance; timing jitter; 5.8 ps; amplified spontaneous emission noise; clock-modulated pump; higher-order four-wave mixing; intersymbol interference; optical 3R regeneration; optical dispersion; receiver sensitivity; timing jitter; Clocks; Four-wave mixing; Interference; Nonlinear optics; Optical mixing; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Repeaters; Timing jitter;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215689
