Title :
Experimental study comparing characteristics of 10-Gb/s RZ-AMI formats generated by CML and MZM-DI transmitters
Author :
Chandrasekhar, S. ; Gnauck, A.H. ; Mahgerefteh, D. ; Zheng, X. ; Matsui, Y. ; McCallion, K. ; Fan, Z. ; Tayebati, P.
Author_Institution :
Lucent Technol. Bell Labs, Holmdel, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We compare the dispersion and nonlinear tolerance of 10-Gb/s RZ-AMI format generated by a chirp managed laser (CML) with that generated by a MZM delay-interferometer transmitter. The CML delivers comparable performance in a small footprint.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; chirp modulation; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical transmitters; 10 Gbit/s; CML; MZM delay-interferometer transmitter; MZM-DI transmitter; RZ-AMI format; chirp managed laser; dispersion; nonlinear tolerance; Character generation; Chirp modulation; Delay; Distributed feedback devices; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical filters; Optical transmitters; Pulse modulation; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215741
