All-Optical RZ-to-NRZ Conversion of Advanced Modulated Signals

作者:Groumas Panos*; Katopodis Vasilis; Kouloumentas Christos; Bougioukos Marios; Avramopoulos Hercules
来源:IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 2012, 24(3): 179-181.
DOI:10.1109/LPT.2011.2174783

摘要

A generic scheme for return-to-zero (RZ) to nonreturn-to-zero (NRZ) format conversion of optical signals is analyzed. It relies on a simple delay interferometer with frequency periodicity twice as high as the input symbol rate and a subsequent optical band-pass filter. Simulation results at 40 Gbaud indicate the compatibility of the technique with a variety of advanced modulation formats. RZ-to-NRZ conversion of 40 Gb/s differential phase shift keying signals is experimentally demonstrated with 1.5 dB power penalty compared to the back-to- back measurement.

  • 出版日期2012-2-1