3.9-dB OSNR gain by an NOLM-based 2-R regenerator

Meissner, M; Spionsel, K; Cvecek, K; Benz, A; Weisser, S; Schmauss, B; Leuchs, G

doi:10.1109/LPT.2004.833043

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3.9-dB OSNR gain by an NOLM-based 2-R regenerator

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Leuchs, G
Max Planck Research Group, Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light, Max Planck Society;

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Meissner, M., Spionsel, K., Cvecek, K., Benz, A., Weisser, S., Schmauss, B., et al. (2004). 3.9-dB OSNR gain by an NOLM-based 2-R regenerator. IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS, 16(9), 2105-2107. doi:10.1109/LPT.2004.833043.

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Abstract

We experimentally demonstrate bit-error-rate (BER) improvement of more than nine decades by an asymmetric nonlinear optical loop mirror (NOLM). This can be related to an optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) gain of up to 3.9 dB with respect to the NOLM input OSNR at a bit rate of 40 GB/s. The principle of operation of NOLM-based 2-R regeneration with respect to BER improvement is investigated and it is experimentally shown that BER improvement cannot be detected directly at the regenerator's output.