Adjustable Electrical Dispersion Compensation in a 40-Gb/s Optical Single Sideband System

The efficiency of an adjustable electrical dispersion compensator (AEDC) in a 40-Gb/s optical single sideband system is investigated experimentally. The AEDC is implemented using a developed monolithic feed-forward equalizer whose performance can be optimized by adjusting the tap weights. Specifical...

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Autor principal: Madureira, M. A. M. (author)
Outros Autores: Fonseca, D. (author), Cartaxo, A. V. T. (author), Aguiar, Rui L. (author), Monteiro, P. M. P. (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2006
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/10773/8030
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/8030
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Resumo:The efficiency of an adjustable electrical dispersion compensator (AEDC) in a 40-Gb/s optical single sideband system is investigated experimentally. The AEDC is implemented using a developed monolithic feed-forward equalizer whose performance can be optimized by adjusting the tap weights. Specifically, the AEDC contribution to the system performance improvement is achieved by synthesizing a suitable transfer function that shows group delay dependency on the frequency opposite to that of the fiber. Group velocity dispersions up to 272 ps/nm are experimentally obtained with a power penalty of less than 4 dB relative to the back-to-back situation without equalization.