title: Self-phase-modulation-based 2R regenerator including pulse compression and offset filtering for 42.6 Gbit/s RZ-33% transmission systems.
abstract: We report on the experimental and theoretical study of a self-phase-modulation-based regenerator at 42.6 Gbit/s with a return-to-zero 33% format. We point out some detrimental effects such as intrachannel interactions and Brillouin scattering. An efficient solution, relying on a self-phase-modulation-based pulse compressor in combination with the regenerator, is proposed to overcome these detrimental phenomena. The experimental demonstration shows the effectiveness of a wavelength-transparent regenerator at 42.6 Gbit/s with a sensitivity-improvement of more than 5 dB and an eye-opening improvement of 2.3 dB in a back-to-back configuration, as well as a 10 times maximum transmission distance improvement for a BER of 10(-4).
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Foton, UMR 6082 CNRS-Université de Rennes 1, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Sciences Appliquées et de Technologie, 6 rue de Kerampont, 22300, Lannion, France. Thanh-Nam.Nguyen@enssat.fr
authors.forename: Thanh Nam
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Thierry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chartier
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bramerie
authors.forename: Mathilde
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gay
authors.forename: Quang Trung
authors.initials: QT
authors.lastname: Le
authors.forename: Sebastien
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lobo
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Joindot
authors.forename: Jean-Claude
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Simon
authors.forename: Julien
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fatome
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Finot
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D017076:Computer-Aided Design; D004867:Equipment Design; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis; D005374:Filtration / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008872:Microwaves; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D055096:Optical Devices; D012031:Refractometry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013685:Telecommunications / Q000295:instrumentation*