Up to 10.7-Gb/s High-PDG RSOA-Based Colorless Transmitter for WDM Networks
The operation of a network-embedded colorless self-tuning transmitter for WDM networks is experimentally demonstrated from 2.5- up to 10.7-Gb/s data rates. Colorless operation is achieved by self-seeding an ultra-fast reflective semiconductor optical amplifier (RSOA) with the feedback signal reflect...
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Published in: | IEEE photonics technology letters 2013-04, Vol.25 (7), p.637-640 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
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Language: | English |
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Summary: | The operation of a network-embedded colorless self-tuning transmitter for WDM networks is experimentally demonstrated from 2.5- up to 10.7-Gb/s data rates. Colorless operation is achieved by self-seeding an ultra-fast reflective semiconductor optical amplifier (RSOA) with the feedback signal reflected at the WDM multiplexer filter. In particular, the transmitter exploits a 2-Faraday rotators configuration to ensure polarization insensitive operation and allowing for the exploitation of high gain RSOAs, which can be designed to operate on a single polarization. The impact on the transmission of the fiber chromatic dispersion at different bit-rates and with different channel bandwidths of the WDM multiplexer filter is experimentally investigated up to 10.7 Gb/s. The tolerance to positive and negative dispersive loads is also assessed. |
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ISSN: | 1041-1135 1941-0174 |
DOI: | 10.1109/LPT.2013.2243138 |