All optical solition-based 2R regeneration at 170 Gbps

Julien Fatome (1) , Christophe Finot (2) , Mathilde Gay (3) , Marcia Costa E Silva (3) , Thanh Nam Nguyen (3) , Laurent Bramerie (3) , Thierry Chartier (3) , Michel Joindot (3) , Jean-Claude Simon (3) , Jean-Louis Oudar (4)

1 SLCO
2 ICB - Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Carnot de Bourgogne
3 FOTON - Fonctions Optiques pour les Technologies de l'informatiON
4 LPN - Laboratoire de photonique et de nanostructures

We report the numerical and experimental studies of a spectrally filtered-based all-optical 2R regenerator at 170 Gbps. The fiber device is combined with a fast saturable absorber. BER assessment exhibits a receiver sensitivity improvement.

Domaines: Optique [physics.optics]

Julien Fatome, Christophe Finot, Mathilde Gay, Marcia Costa E Silva, Thanh Nam Nguyen, et al.. All optical solition-based 2R regeneration at 170 Gbps. OSA Advanced Photonics Congress 2010, Jun 2010, Karlsruhe, Germany. pp.NMB4, ⟨10.1364/NP.2010.NMB4⟩. ⟨hal-00469973⟩