10-Gb/s all-optical 2R regeneration using an MQW Fabry-Perot saturable absorber and a nonlinear fiber

Author

Pantouvaki, M. ; Fice, M.J. ; Feced, R. ; Burr, E.P. ; Gwilliam, R. ; Krysa, A.B. ; Roberts, J.S. ; Seeds, A.J.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Univ. Coll. London, UK

Volume

16

Issue

2

fYear

2004

Firstpage

617

Lastpage

619

Abstract

An all-optical 2R regenerator that consists of an ion implanted InGaAsP multiple-quantum-well saturable absorber, a nonlinear fiber, and an optical filter is presented. Error-free 10-Gb/s transmission over 7000 km of standard fiber with an amplifier spacing of 80 km is demonstrated in a recirculating loop experiment.

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; gallium compounds; indium compounds; ion implantation; nonlinear optics; optical fibre communication; optical fibres; optical filters; optical information processing; optical saturable absorption; quantum well devices; semiconductor quantum wells; 10 Gbit/s; 7000 km; 80 km; Fabry-Perot saturable absorber; InGaAsP; all-optical 2R regeneration; ion implantation; multiple-quantum-well; nonlinear fiber; nonlinear optics; optical communication; optical filter; optical signal processing; quantum-well devices; recirculating loop experiment; Absorption; Ion implantation; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber amplifiers; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber devices; Optical filters; Optical noise; Quantum well devices; Repeaters;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2003.823132

Filename

1266509