40-Gb/s NRZ wavelength conversion with 3R regeneration using an EA modulator and SOA polarization-discriminating delay interferometer |
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Authors: | Hwan Seok Chung R. Inohara K. Nishimura M. Usami |
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Affiliation: | Opt. Commun. Res. Center, Electron. & Telecommun. Res. Inst., Daejon, South Korea; |
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Abstract: | We propose and demonstrate, for the first time, to our knowledge, a 40-Gb/s nonreturn-to-zero wavelength converter with 3R regeneration based on an electroabsorption modulator and semiconductor optical amplifier polarization-discriminating delay interferometer. The results show that the root mean square timing jitter and optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) of the regenerated signal are kept to 0.68 ps and higher than 40 dB/0.1 nm, respectively. In addition, the measured receiver sensitivity (BER=10/sup -9/) is improved from -19 to -25.2 dBm at the input OSNR of 26 dB/0.1 nm. |
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