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All-optical 160 Gbit/s RZ data retiming system incorporating a pulse shaping fibre Bragg grating
F. Parmigiani1, L.K. Oxenløwe2, M.Galili2, M. Ibsen1, D.Zibar2, P.Petropoulos1, D.J.Richardson1, A.T.Clausen2 and P.Jeppesen2
1. Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, UK
2. COM.DTU, Technical University of Denmark, Building 343, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
Abstract
We characterize a 160Gbit/s retimer based on flat-topped pulses shaped using a superstructured fibre Bragg grating. The benefits of using shaped rather than conventional pulse forms in terms of timing jitter reduction are confirmed by bit-error-rate measurements.
European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC) Berlin 16-20 Sep (2007)
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