12 dB of noise reduction by a NOLM-based 2-R regenerator

被引：26

作者：

Meissner, M ^{[1
]}

Rösch, M

Schmauss, B

Leuchs, G

机构：

[1] Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Zentrum Moderne Opt, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany

[2] Univ Erlangen Nurnberg, Lehrstuhl Hochfrequenztech, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany

来源：

IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS | 2003年 / 15卷 / 09期

关键词：

nonlinear optical loop mirror (NOLM); optical communication; passive regeneration;

D O I：

10.1109/LPT.2003.816114

中图分类号：

TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];

学科分类号：

0808 ; 0809 ;

摘要：

We experimentally demonstrate all-optical all-passive signal regeneration by reducing the noise imposed on the signal by optical amplification by 12.03 +/- 0.13 dB with an asymmetric nonlinear optical loop mirror (NOLM). This signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) enhancement is due to the Kerr nonlinearity which has a timescale below a few femtoseconds, thus, the SNR enhancement by the NOLM is applicable to high bit rates such as 160 Gb/s.

引用

页码：1297 / 1299

页数：3

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