title: Time domain all-optical signal processing at a RZ optical receiver.
abstract: We propose a new all-optical signal processing technique to enhance the performance of a return-to-zero optical receiver, which is based on nonlinear temporal pulse broadening and flattening in a normal dispersion fiber and subsequent slicing of the pulse temporal waveform. The potential of the method is demonstrated by application to timing jitter- and noise-limited transmission at 40Gbit/s.
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boscolo
authors.forename: Sergei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Turitsyn
authors.forename: Keith
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Blow