All-optical nonlinear processing of both polarization state and intensity profile for 40 Gbit/s regeneration applications

作者：Morin P^*; Fatome J; Finot C; Pitois S; Claveau R; Millot G

来源：Optics Express, 2011, 19(18): 17158-17166.

DOI：10.1364/OE.19.017158

In this paper, we report all-optical regeneration of the state of polarization of a 40-Gbit/s return-to-zero telecommunication signal as well as its temporal intensity profile and average power thanks to an easy-toimplement, all-fibered device. In particular, we experimentally demonstrate that it is possible to obtain simultaneously polarization stabilization and intensity profile regeneration of a degraded light beam thanks to the combined effects of counterpropagating four-wave mixing, self-phase modulation and normal chromatic dispersion taking place in a single segment of optical fiber. All-optical regeneration is confirmed by means of polarization and bit-error-rate measurements as well as real-time observation of the 40 Gbit/s telecommunication signal.

• 出版日期2011-8-29