Title :
Novel all-optical 3R signal regenerator at 10 Gbit/s
Author :
Slovak, J. ; Bornholdt, C. ; Sartorius, B. ; Nolting, H.P.
Author_Institution :
Heinrich-Hertz-Inst., Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
A true all-optical 3R regenerator based on the "Alternating Data Clock" scheme is assembled applying compact semiconductor devices. Bit error rate measurements at 10 Gbit/s show a negative penalty of 3 dB, which demonstrates an excellent regeneration.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; error statistics; optical repeaters; semiconductor optical amplifiers; synchronisation; 10 Gbits/s; 3 dB; all-optical 3R signal regenerator; alternating data clock; bit error rate measurement; optical clock recovery; polarisation insensitive SOA; self-pulsating DFB laser; semiconductor device; semiconductor optical amplifier; Assembly; Bit error rate; Clocks; Costs; Nonlinear optics; Optical wavelength conversion; Repeaters; Semiconductor devices; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Wavelength measurement;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2003. CLEO/Europe. 2003 Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7734-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOE.2003.1313580
