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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| Format: | article |
| Language: | eng |
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2006
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10773/8030 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:ria.ua.pt:10773/8030 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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