Title :
All-optical ASK-DPSK signal regeneration using a semiconductor optical amplifier
Author :
Fok, Mable P. ; Shu, Chester ; Blumenthal, Daniel J.
Author_Institution :
Department of Electronic Engineering and Center for Advanced Research in Photonics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N. T., China
Abstract :
We demonstrate 10-Gb/s and 20-Gb/s DPSK and ASK-DPSK signal regeneration based on cross-phase modulation in a SOA. The amplitude noise is reduced and the receiver sensitivity is improved by 3 dB.
Keywords :
Band pass filters; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Intensity modulation; Optical attenuators; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Optical receivers; Repeaters; Semiconductor device noise; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431225
