Mixed data rate and format transmission (40-Gbit/s non-return-to-zero, 40-Gbit/s duobinary, and 10-Gbit/s non-return-to-zero) by mid-link spectral inversion.
A polarization-diverse subsystem based on periodically poled lithium niobate waveguides is used as an optical phase conjugator for compensation for linear and nonlinear distortion. We show successful transmission formats of 13 x 40 Gbit/s non-return-to-zero mixed with 6 x 10 Gbit/s non-return-to-zero and 40-Gbit/s duobinary over 8 x 100 km of standard single-mode fiber. A single phase conjugator is used to conjugate all data formats, including the alternative duobinary format, simultaneously.
Jansen
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SL
Communication Technology: Basic Research and Applications (COBRA) Institute, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands. s.l.jansen@tue.nl
Khoe
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de Waardt
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Spälter
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Weiske
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Schöpflin
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Field
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Escobar
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Sher
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