• DocumentCode
    2578367
  • Title

    Reduction of nonlinear phase noise in DPSK transmission using a NALM

  • Author

    Stephan, C. ; Sponsel, K. ; Onishchukov, G. ; Schmauss, B. ; Leuchs, G.

  • Author_Institution
    Max Planck Res. Group, Univ. Erlangen-Nuremberg Guenther, Erlangen
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    12-14 Jan. 2009
  • Firstpage
    211
  • Lastpage
    212
  • Abstract
    Performance of a NALM as phase-preserving amplitude 2R-regenerator in a DPSK transmission system has been investigated experimentally and numerically. A 3dB improvement of eye opening or alternatively a 3dB increase of fibre-launched power are demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    differential phase shift keying; mirrors; nonlinear optics; optical fibre communication; optical repeaters; phase noise; DPSK transmission; NALM; fibre-launched power; nonlinear amplifying loop mirror; nonlinear phase noise reduction; phase-preserving amplitude 2R-regenerator; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Fluctuations; Nonlinear distortion; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Phase distortion; Phase noise; Pulse amplifiers; Q factor; Rails;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    IEEE/LEOS Winter Topicals Meeting Series, 2009
  • Conference_Location
    Innsbruck
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2610-2
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-2611-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOSWT.2009.4771732
  • Filename
    4771732