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RESEARCH PRODUCT

Cascadability and reshaping properties of a saturable absorber inserted inside a RZ transmission line for future 160-Gbit/s all-optical 2R-regenerators

Jean-louis OudarJulien FatomeGuy MillotStéphane PitoisDavid Massoubre

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Optical fiberMaterials scienceOptical fiberOptical communication02 engineering and technology01 natural scienceslaw.invention010309 optics020210 optoelectronics & photonicsOpticsSaturable absorberlawTransmission line0103 physical sciences0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringElectrical and Electronic EngineeringPhysical and Theoretical ChemistryHigh bit rate[PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-OPTICS]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Optics [physics.optics][ PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-OPTICS ] Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Optics [physics.optics]Extinction ratiobusiness.industrySaturable absorptionOptical microcavityAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsElectronic Optical and Magnetic MaterialsExtinction (optical mineralogy)Optical regenerationbusinessSignal regeneration

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International audience; In this prospective work, we analyze the behavior of a quantum-well microcavity saturable absorber component cascaded into a 100-km SMF RZ transmission line in order to annihilate the ghost-pulse phenomenon in the following simplified “...010101...” 160-Gbit/s 2-bit pattern at 1555 nm. Recirculating-loop experiments show a maximal ghost-pulse extinction up to 11.6 dB as well as an intensity extinction ratio enhancement higher than 6 dB over at least 800 km of propagation.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optcom.2007.07.009