Bit error rate improvement by nonlinear optical decision element.
We present a novel approach to the improvement of the bit error rate (BER) in optical communications. We propose a design of advanced optical receiver enhanced by a nonlinear all-optical decision element. As a particular example, we demonstrate a substantial improvement in the BER over the conventional receiver for operation at 40 Gbits/s.
Nasieva
Irina O
IO
Photonics Research Group, School of Engineering and Applied Science, Aston University, Birmingham, UK.
Boscolo
Sonia
S
Turitsyn
Sergei K
SK