Title :
Novel 42.65 Gbit/s dual gate asynchronous digital optical regenerator using a single MZM
Author :
Ibrahim, S.K. ; Hillerkuss, D. ; Weerasuriya, R. ; Zarris, G. ; Simeonidou, D. ; Leuthold, J. ; Ellis, A.D.
Author_Institution :
Photonic Syst. Group, Tyndall Nat. Inst., Cork
Abstract :
We propose and demonstrate experimentally a 42.65 Gbit/s dual-gate asynchronous digital optical regenerator in a novel configuration using a single MZM, with receiver sensitivity penalty of only ~2dB.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; asynchronous circuits; optical receivers; optical repeaters; asynchronous optical regenerator; bit rate 42.65 Gbit/s; digital optical regenerator; dual-gate optical regenerator; receiver sensitivity; single MZM; Clocks; Delay; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Optical switches; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse width modulation; Repeaters; Sampling methods; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729251
