Title :
All-optical signal regeneration using optical parametric amplifier
Author :
Lai, David M F ; Kwok, C.H. ; Wong, Kenneth K Y
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Hong Kong Univ., Hong Kong
Abstract :
We demonstrate cross-gain modulation in an optical parametric amplifier for all-optical signal regeneration. A degraded 10-Gb/s return-to-zero signal has been successfully regenerated with a 1.3-dB receiver sensitivity improvement at 10-9 bit-error rate level.
Keywords :
error statistics; modulation; optical parametric amplifiers; optical signal detection; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; bit-error rate level; cross-gain modulation; optical parametric amplifier; optical signal regeneration; receiver sensitivity; return-to-zero signal; Bit error rate; Degradation; Nonlinear optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Repeaters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; (190.4410) Nonlinear optics, parametric processes; (200.6015) Signal regeneration;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
