title: Fast-synchronization and low-timing-jitter self-clocking concept for 160 Gbit/s optical time-division multiplexing transmissions.
abstract: We propose a self-clocking method based on in-band clock pilot insertion at the transmission data signal. The method can achieve clock recovery without the need for an ultrafast phase comparator and a phase-locked loop in the receiver. We demonstrate fast synchronization, low timing jitter, and a highly stable recovered clock from a 160 Gbit/s optical time-division multiplexing data signal after a 51 km fiber transmission. The recovered clock shows no patterning effect with a clock dynamic range of 10 dB for error-free operation of 160 to 40 Gbit/s demultiplexing with a power penalty of 1.1 dB.
authors.affiliation: COBRA Research Institute, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, NL-5600 Eindhoven, The Netherlands. sjzhang@uestc.edu.cn
authors.forename: Shangjian
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Fausto
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gomez-Agis
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Calabretta
authors.forename: Eduward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tangdiongga
authors.forename: Harm J S
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Dorren