Abstract
Using semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) as gain medium and active mode-locker, and a dispersion-compensating fibre (DCF) to manage cavity dispersion as well as to control and remedy pulse shape, we report an all-optical clock recovery device capable of continuously recovering the clock frequency of optical return-to-zero (RZ) signals with 10 to 12.5GHz repetition rate. The recovered clock is chirp-free Gaussians at diffraction limit with low timing jitter of ∼200fs. We employ intra-cavity DCF in order to eliminate chirp and asymmetry of SOA-amplified pulses. This SOA+DCF ring configuration allows us to recover easily the clock over 40nm tuning range corresponding to the SOA gain bandwidth.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing, CSNDSP 08 |
| Pages | 479-482 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 8 Oct 2008 |
| Event | 6th International Symposium Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing, CSNDSP 08 - Graz, Austria Duration: 23 Jul 2008 → 25 Jul 2008 |
Conference
| Conference | 6th International Symposium Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing, CSNDSP 08 |
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| Country/Territory | Austria |
| City | Graz |
| Period | 23/07/08 → 25/07/08 |
Keywords
- Active mode locking
- Clock recovery
- Dispersion compensating fibre
- Semiconductor optical amplifier
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computer Networks and Communications
- Software
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- Communication