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Optics Express

  • Editor: C. Martijn de Sterke
  • Vol. 19, Iss. 18 — Aug. 29, 2011
  • pp: 17158–17166

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All-optical nonlinear processing of both polarization state and intensity profile for 40 Gbit/s regeneration applications

P. Morin, J. Fatome, C. Finot, S. Pitois, R. Claveau, and G. Millot  »View Author Affiliations


Optics Express, Vol. 19, Issue 18, pp. 17158-17166 (2011)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.017158


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Abstract

In this paper, we report all-optical regeneration of the state of polarization of a 40-Gbit/s return-to-zero telecommunication signal as well as its temporal intensity profile and average power thanks to an easy-to-implement, all-fibered device. In particular, we experimentally demonstrate that it is possible to obtain simultaneously polarization stabilization and intensity profile regeneration of a degraded light beam thanks to the combined effects of counterpropagating four-wave mixing, self-phase modulation and normal chromatic dispersion taking place in a single segment of optical fiber. All-optical regeneration is confirmed by means of polarization and bit-error-rate measurements as well as real-time observation of the 40 Gbit/s telecommunication signal.

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OCIS Codes
(060.0060) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber optics and optical communications
(060.4370) Fiber optics and optical communications : Nonlinear optics, fibers
(190.4380) Nonlinear optics : Nonlinear optics, four-wave mixing
(230.4320) Optical devices : Nonlinear optical devices
(250.4745) Optoelectronics : Optical processing devices

ToC Category:
Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

History
Original Manuscript: June 21, 2011
Revised Manuscript: August 8, 2011
Manuscript Accepted: August 9, 2011
Published: August 17, 2011

Citation
P. Morin, J. Fatome, C. Finot, S. Pitois, R. Claveau, and G. Millot, "All-optical nonlinear processing of both polarization state and intensity profile for 40 Gbit/s regeneration applications," Opt. Express 19, 17158-17166 (2011)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-19-18-17158


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