Title :
Variable all-optical buffering for DQPSK packets
Author :
Berrettini, Gianluca ; Meloni, Gianluca ; Scotti, Filippo ; Potì, Luca ; Bogoni, Antonella
Author_Institution :
Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
All-optical buffering of 56Gbps DQPSK packets based on a SOA-boosted recirculating fiber loop is demonstrated. The scheme effectiveness is proven by BER measurements for a maximum delay of 25μs. Crosstalk impairment is also investigated.
Keywords :
buffer storage; error statistics; optical communication equipment; optical crosstalk; optical fibre communication; quadrature phase shift keying; semiconductor optical amplifiers; BER measurement; DQPSK packets; SOA boosted recirculating fiber loop; bit rate 56 Gbit/s; crosstalk impairment; variable all optical buffering; Optical buffering; Optical crosstalk; Optical distortion; Optical fiber networks; Optical fibers; Optical saturation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
