Title :
Amplitude Equalization of 40 Gb/s RZ-DPSK Signals Using Saturation of Four-Wave Mixing in a Highly Nonlinear Fiber
Author :
Geng, Yan ; Peucheret, Christophe ; Jeppesen, Palle
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Commun., Opt. & Mater., Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby
Abstract :
We report the first experimental demonstration of amplitude equalization of 40 Gb/s RZ-DPSK signals using saturation of FWM in a HNLF. We show effective power penalty reduction after wavelength conversion of an amplitude distorted signal
Keywords :
differential phase shift keying; multiwave mixing; optical fibre communication; optical fibre dispersion; optical saturation; optical wavelength conversion; 40 Gbit/s; RZ-DPSK signal; amplitude distorted signal; amplitude equalization; four-wave mixing saturation; nonlinear fiber; power penalty reduction; wavelength conversion; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Clocks; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fiber nonlinear optics; Four-wave mixing; Optical distortion; Optical interferometry; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Optical wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2006. LEOS 2006. 19th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
Electronic_ISBN :
0-7803-9555-7
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2006.278922
