Title :
All-optical 2R regenerator using a compact self-seeded Fabry-Pérot laser diode incorporated with a bidirectional EDFA for 10 Gb/s transmission system
Author :
Hung-Chang Chien ; Chien-Chung Lee ; Sien Chi
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics, Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu
Abstract :
A cost-effective all-optical 2R regenerator, comprising a compact self-seeded Fabry-Perot laser diode, and a bidirectional EDFA, is proposed. This module, with 10.2-dB gain, achieves 6.4-dB power-penalty improvement over the 1R regenerator in the 100-km transmission.
Keywords :
Fabry-Perot interferometers; erbium; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; optical fibre communication; optical repeaters; semiconductor lasers; 2R regenerator; Fabry-Perot laser diode; JkJk:Er; all-optical regenerator; bidirectional EDFA; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; distance 100 km; gain 10.2 dB; power penalty; self-seeded laser diode; transmission system; (120.2230) Fabry-Perot; (140.3520) Lasers, injection-locked;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627877
