Title :
All-optical 3R regeneration and format conversion in an integrated SOA/DFB laser
Author :
Owen, M. ; Stephens, M.F.C. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Bristol Univ., UK
Abstract :
Simultaneous all-optical 3R regeneration and NRZ to RZ format conversion is demonstrated for the first time in an integrated SOA/DFB laser. After 10l km of standard fiber, a negative BER penalty of 1.5 dB is achieved after all-optical regeneration.
Keywords :
distributed feedback lasers; integrated optics; optical repeaters; quantum well lasers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 101 km; NRZ to RZ format conversion; all-optical 3R regeneration; all-optical regeneration; format conversion; integrated SOA/DFB laser; negative BER penalty; simultaneous all-optical 3R regeneration; standard fiber; Distributed feedback devices; Laser feedback; Optical interferometry; Optical noise; Optical refraction; Optical saturation; Optical variables control; Repeaters; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868527
