Title :
Experimental demonstration of all-optical 2R regeneration based on nonlinear birefringence in a LOA
Author :
Zhao, Mingshan ; De Merlier, Jan ; Morthier, Geert ; Baets, Roel
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. Technol., Univ. Gent, Belgium
Abstract :
A novel all-optical 2R regenerator has been demonstrated using nonlinear polarization rotation in a single linear semiconductor optical amplifier (LOA). The features of simple configuration, stable operation and high regenerative capabilities make this new scheme a promising technique for all-optical regeneration in future optical networks.
Keywords :
laser stability; light polarisation; nonlinear optics; optical repeaters; optical rotation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; all-optical 2R regeneration; all-optical regeneration; extinction ratio; high regenerative capabilities; linear semiconductor optical amplifier; nonlinear birefringence; nonlinear polarization rotation; optical networks; regenerative capability; simple configuration; stable operation; Birefringence; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical polarization; Optical saturation; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Optical wavelength conversion; Repeaters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2002. LEOS 2002. The 15th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7500-9
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2002.1133942
