Title : 
Demonstrating frequency-periodic Gaussian filtering for WDM-DPSK detection
         
        
            Author : 
D´Errico, A. ; Proietti, R. ; Giorgi, L. ; Contestabile, G. ; Ciaramella, E.
         
        
            Author_Institution : 
Scuola Superiore Sant´´ Anna, Pisa
         
        
        
        
            Abstract : 
A novel component provides simultaneous DPSK-to-IM conversion of the 100 GHz-spaced WDM channels and strongly reduces the need for dispersion compensation. We exploit it in a 16 times 10 Gbit/s transmission over 240 km G.652 fiber with no dispersion compensation
         
        
            Keywords : 
differential phase shift keying; filtering theory; optical fibre communication; telecommunication channels; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 100 GHz; 160 Gbit/s; 240 km; DPSK-to-IM conversion; G.652 fiber; Gaussian filtering; WDM channels; WDM-DPSK detection; frequency-periodic filtering; Bragg gratings; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fiber gratings; Filtering; Frequency; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Wavelength division multiplexing;
         
        
        
        
            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.2006.215969