Title :
A wavelength-maintaining polarization-insensitive all-optical 3R regenerator
Author :
Savage, Shelby J. ; Robinson, Bryan S. ; Hamilton, Scott A. ; Ippen, Erich P.
Author_Institution :
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA
Abstract :
We introduce a wavelength converter into the folded ultrafast nonlinear interferometer, demonstrating a polarization-insensitive wavelength-maintaining 3R all-optical regenerator that gives constant output polarization. Bit-error rate data show <0.3-dB power penalty
Keywords :
error statistics; high-speed optical techniques; light interferometry; light polarisation; optical fibre communication; optical repeaters; optical wavelength conversion; all-optical 3R regenerator; bit-error rate; folded nonlinear interferometer; output polarization; polarization-insensitive 3R regenerator; ultrafast nonlinear interferometer; wavelength converter; wavelength-maintaining 3R regenerator; Bit error rate; Clocks; Laboratories; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical polarization; Optical wavelength conversion; Repeaters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Switches;
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.2006.215690
