Mendinueta, JMD;
Cao, B;
Thomsen, BC;
Mitchell, JE;
(2011)
Performance of an optical equalizer in a 10 G wavelength converting optical access network.
OPTICS EXPRESS
, 19
(26)
229 - 234.
10.1364/OE.19.00B229.
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Abstract
A centralized optical processing unit (COPU) that functions both as a wavelength converter (WC) and optical burst equaliser in a 10 Gb/s wavelength-converting optical access network is proposed and experimentally characterized. This COPU is designed to consolidate drifting wavelengths generated with an uncooled laser in the upstream direction into a stable wavelength channel for WDM backhaul transmission and to equalize the optical loud/soft burst power in order to relax the burst-mode receiver dynamic range requirement. The COPU consists of an optical power equaliser composed of two cascaded SOAs followed by a WC. Using an optical packet generator and a DC-coupled PIN-based digital burst-mode receiver, the COPU is characterized in terms of payload-BER for back-to-back and backhaul transmission distances of 22, 40, and 62 km. We show that there is a compromise between the receiver sensitivity and overload points that can be optimized tuning the WC operating point for a particular backhaul fiber transmission distance. Using the optimized settings, sensitivities of −30.94, −30.17, and −27.26 dBm with overloads of −9.3, −5, and >-5 dBm were demonstrated for backhaul transmission distances of 22, 40 and 62 km, respectively.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Performance of an optical equalizer in a 10 G wavelength converting optical access network |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1364/OE.19.00B229 |
| Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.19.00B229 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | © 2011 The Optical Society. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited. |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Electronic and Electrical Eng |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1337121 |
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