All-optical pulse regeneration in an ultrafast nonlinear interferometer with Faraday mirror polarization stabilization.
We demonstrate the folded ultrafast nonlinear interferometer (FUNI) as a 3R all-optical regenerator. Faraday rotation provides inherent polarization stabilization, and the optical fiber nonlinear medium provides ultrafast operation and switching window tunability. We demonstrate 3R regeneration of 10-Gbit/s data with 5-pJ pulse switching energy and 4-ps timing-jitter tolerance.
Savage
Shelby J
SJ
MIT Lincoln Laboratory, 244 Wood Street, Lexington, Massachusetts 02420, USA. ssavage@ll.mit.edu
Robinson
Bryan S
BS
Hamilton
Scott A
SA
Ippen
Erich P
EP