Title :
Novel all-optical 3R regenerator using cross-absorption modulation in RF-driven electroabsorption waveguide
Author :
Nishimura, Kohsuke ; Tsurusawa, Munefumi ; Usami, Masashi
Author_Institution :
KDD R&D Labs. Inc., Saitama, Japan
Abstract :
A simple all-optical 3R regenerator utilizing cross-absorption modulation (XAM) in an RF-driven electroabsorption waveguide is proposed. The all-optical 3R regeneration capability of the proposed method was examined at 20 Gbps, and regeneration including reduction of timing jitter was successfully verified.
Keywords :
electroabsorption; optical modulation; optical repeaters; optical waveguides; timing jitter; 20 Gbit/s; CW light source; RF-driven electroabsorption waveguide; all-optical 3R regenerator; all-optical networks; cross-absorption modulation; timing jitter reduction; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical crosstalk; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical pulse generation; Optical wavelength conversion; Probes; Repeaters; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.989630
