Simultaneous clock recovery and data regeneration using a nonlinear optical loop mirror as an all-optical mixer

Ian Phillips, P.N. Kean, Nick Doran, Ian Bennion, David A. Pattison, Andrew Ellis

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Published conference outputConference publication

    Abstract

    High-speed optical clock recovery, demultiplexing and data regeneration will be integral parts of any future photonic network based on high bit-rate OTDM. Much research has been conducted on devices that perform these functions, however to date each process has been demonstrated independently. A very promising method of all-optical switching is that of a semiconductor optical amplifier-based nonlinear optical loop mirror (SOA-NOLM). This has various advantages compared with the standard fiber NOLM, most notably low switching power, compact size and stability. We use the SOA-NOLM as an all-optical mixer in a classical phase-locked loop arrangement to achieve optical clock recovery, while at the same time achieving data regeneration in a single compact device
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationConference on Optical Fiber Communication. OFC 97
    EditorsA.E. Willner, C.R. Menyuk
    Place of PublicationWashington DC, USA
    PublisherIEEE
    Pages273-274
    Number of pages2
    ISBN (Print)1557524807
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Feb 1997
    EventConference on Optical Fiber Communication. OFC 97 - Dallas, Texas, United States
    Duration: 16 Feb 199721 Feb 1997

    Publication series

    NameSystem Technologies
    PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Conference

    ConferenceConference on Optical Fiber Communication. OFC 97
    Country/TerritoryUnited States
    CityDallas, Texas
    Period16/02/9721/02/97

    Bibliographical note

    Conference on Optical Fibre Communications (OFC'97), Dallas, TX (US), 16-21 Feb 1997.

    Keywords

    • all-optical mixer
    • all-optical sampler
    • all-optical switching
    • compact size
    • data regeneration
    • demultiplexing
    • high bit-rate optical TDM
    • high-speed optical clock recovery
    • low switching power
    • nonlinear optical loop mirror
    • phase-locked loop arrangement
    • photonic network
    • semiconductor optical amplifier

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