Title :
Characterization in intensity and phase of a passive all-optical device based on saturable absorbers for high bit rate 2R regeneration
Author :
Nguyen, Hoang Trung ; Fortier, Coraline ; Fatome, Julien ; Aubin, Guy ; Oudar, Jean-Louis
Author_Institution :
Lab. de Photonique et de Nanostruct., Centre Nat. de la Rech. Sci., Marcoussis, France
Abstract :
We discuss the design and characterisations of a passive all-optical device for 2R regeneration based on a dual-stage of high-speed microcavity saturable absorbers. The measurement of signals at 40GHz by FROG technique reveals the low chirp introduced by this device.
Keywords :
optical design techniques; optical properties; optical saturable absorption; high bit rate 2R regeneration; high-speed microcavity saturable absorbers; passive all-optical device; Chirp; Erbium; Microcavities; Optical fibers; Phase measurement; Pulse measurements; Transfer functions;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621387
