Chromatic dispersion monitoring using semiconductor optical amplifier

doi:10.1007/s12200-013-0376-0

Front. Optoelectron.

2014, Vol. 7

Issue (3) : 399-405 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12200-013-0376-0

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Chromatic dispersion monitoring using semiconductor optical amplifier

Zhao WU,Yu YU,Xinliang ZHANG(

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Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China

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Abstract

An all-optical real-time chromatic dispersion (CD) monitoring technique is proposed and demonstrated for 40 Gbit/s differential phase-shifts keying (DPSK) signal, utilizing the cross modulation effects of semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA). The optical power of the output spectral components, which is from the probe’s frequency up to the signal bandwidth, is used for CD monitoring. This technique provides a wide monitoring range with large variation scale. The impacts of the polarization mode dispersion (PMD) and the optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) on the CD monitoring results are theoretically analyzed and then experimentally investigated, showing that they have slight influence on the monitoring results within a certain range. Furthermore, simulated results for quadrature phase shift keying (QPSK) signal at 80 Gbit/s are also demonstrated, indicating that this technique is suitable for advanced modulated format as well.

Keywords optical performance monitoring chromatic dispersion (CD) semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) cross modulation

Corresponding Author(s): Xinliang ZHANG

Issue Date: 09 September 2014

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Zhao WU,Yu YU,Xinliang ZHANG. Chromatic dispersion monitoring using semiconductor optical amplifier[J]. Front. Optoelectron., 2014, 7(3): 399-405.

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Fig.1 Optical spectrum (a) before and (b) after SOA

Fig.2 Experimental setup for CD monitoring

Fig.3 Optical spectra at the output of SOA

Fig.4 CD monitoring results for 40 Gbit/s NRZ-DPSK signals

Fig.5 F versus different cumulated dispersion under different DGDs

Fig.6 F versus different cumulated dispersion under different OSNRs for 40 Gbit/s NRZ-DPSK signal

Fig.7 F versus different cumulated dispersion under different (a) DGDs and (b) OSNRs for 40 Gbit/s RZ-DPSK signal

Fig.8 F versus different cumulated dispersion under different (a) DGDs and (b) OSNRs for 80 Gbit/s NRZ-QPSK signal

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