In-Fiber Subpicosecond Pulse Shaping for Nonlinear Optical Telecommunication Data Processing at 640 Gbit/s

We review recent work on all-fiber (long-period fiber grating) devices for optical pulse shaping, particularly flat-top pulse generation, down to the subpicosecond range and their application for nonlinear switching (demultiplexing) of optical time-division multiplexed (OTDM) data signals in fiber-o...

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Main Authors: J. Azaña, L. K. Oxenløwe, E. Palushani, R. Slavík, M. Galili, H. C. H. Mulvad, H. Hu, Y. Park, A. T. Clausen, P. Jeppesen
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Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Optics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/895281
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author J. Azaña
L. K. Oxenløwe
E. Palushani
R. Slavík
M. Galili
H. C. H. Mulvad
H. Hu
Y. Park
A. T. Clausen
P. Jeppesen
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L. K. Oxenløwe
E. Palushani
R. Slavík
M. Galili
H. C. H. Mulvad
H. Hu
Y. Park
A. T. Clausen
P. Jeppesen
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description We review recent work on all-fiber (long-period fiber grating) devices for optical pulse shaping, particularly flat-top pulse generation, down to the subpicosecond range and their application for nonlinear switching (demultiplexing) of optical time-division multiplexed (OTDM) data signals in fiber-optic telecommunication links operating up to 640 Gbit/s. Experiments are presented demonstrating error-free 640-to-10 Gbit/s demultiplexing of the 64 tributary channels using the generated flat-top pulses for temporal gating in a Kerr-effect-based nonlinear optical loop mirror. The use of flat-top pulses has critical benefits in the demultiplexing process, including a significantly increased timing-jitter tolerance (up to ~500 fs, i.e., 30% of the bit period) and the associated improvement in the bit-error-rate performance (e.g., with a sensitivity increase of up to ~13 dB as compared with the use of Gaussian-like gating pulses). Long-period fiber grating pulse shapers with reduced polarization dependence are fabricated and successfully used for polarization-independent 640-to-10 Gbit/s demultiplexing experiments.
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spelling doaj-art-25e842c4d86b42608f6bac046e1f29392025-08-20T03:55:00ZengWileyInternational Journal of Optics1687-93841687-93922012-01-01201210.1155/2012/895281895281In-Fiber Subpicosecond Pulse Shaping for Nonlinear Optical Telecommunication Data Processing at 640 Gbit/sJ. Azaña0L. K. Oxenløwe1E. Palushani2R. Slavík3M. Galili4H. C. H. Mulvad5H. Hu6Y. Park7A. T. Clausen8P. Jeppesen9Centre Energie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Montreal, QC, H5A 1K6, CanadaDTU Fotonik, Technical University of Denmark, Ørsteds Square 343, 2800 Lyngby, DenmarkDTU Fotonik, Technical University of Denmark, Ørsteds Square 343, 2800 Lyngby, DenmarkORC, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UKDTU Fotonik, Technical University of Denmark, Ørsteds Square 343, 2800 Lyngby, DenmarkDTU Fotonik, Technical University of Denmark, Ørsteds Square 343, 2800 Lyngby, DenmarkDTU Fotonik, Technical University of Denmark, Ørsteds Square 343, 2800 Lyngby, DenmarkCentre Energie, Matériaux et Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS), Montreal, QC, H5A 1K6, CanadaDTU Fotonik, Technical University of Denmark, Ørsteds Square 343, 2800 Lyngby, DenmarkDTU Fotonik, Technical University of Denmark, Ørsteds Square 343, 2800 Lyngby, DenmarkWe review recent work on all-fiber (long-period fiber grating) devices for optical pulse shaping, particularly flat-top pulse generation, down to the subpicosecond range and their application for nonlinear switching (demultiplexing) of optical time-division multiplexed (OTDM) data signals in fiber-optic telecommunication links operating up to 640 Gbit/s. Experiments are presented demonstrating error-free 640-to-10 Gbit/s demultiplexing of the 64 tributary channels using the generated flat-top pulses for temporal gating in a Kerr-effect-based nonlinear optical loop mirror. The use of flat-top pulses has critical benefits in the demultiplexing process, including a significantly increased timing-jitter tolerance (up to ~500 fs, i.e., 30% of the bit period) and the associated improvement in the bit-error-rate performance (e.g., with a sensitivity increase of up to ~13 dB as compared with the use of Gaussian-like gating pulses). Long-period fiber grating pulse shapers with reduced polarization dependence are fabricated and successfully used for polarization-independent 640-to-10 Gbit/s demultiplexing experiments.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/895281
spellingShingle J. Azaña
L. K. Oxenløwe
E. Palushani
R. Slavík
M. Galili
H. C. H. Mulvad
H. Hu
Y. Park
A. T. Clausen
P. Jeppesen
In-Fiber Subpicosecond Pulse Shaping for Nonlinear Optical Telecommunication Data Processing at 640 Gbit/s
International Journal of Optics
title In-Fiber Subpicosecond Pulse Shaping for Nonlinear Optical Telecommunication Data Processing at 640 Gbit/s
title_full In-Fiber Subpicosecond Pulse Shaping for Nonlinear Optical Telecommunication Data Processing at 640 Gbit/s
title_fullStr In-Fiber Subpicosecond Pulse Shaping for Nonlinear Optical Telecommunication Data Processing at 640 Gbit/s
title_full_unstemmed In-Fiber Subpicosecond Pulse Shaping for Nonlinear Optical Telecommunication Data Processing at 640 Gbit/s
title_short In-Fiber Subpicosecond Pulse Shaping for Nonlinear Optical Telecommunication Data Processing at 640 Gbit/s
title_sort in fiber subpicosecond pulse shaping for nonlinear optical telecommunication data processing at 640 gbit s
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/895281
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