4×170 Gbit/s DWDM/OTDM transmission using only one quantum dash Fabry Perot mode-locked laser

oral session 6.C "High Bit-Rate Transmission"International audienceWe demonstrate a 4×170 Gbit/s DWDM/OTDM transmission experiment using only one quantum dash Fabry-Perot mode-locked laser. BER measurements show a penalty of 1dB at BER=10^-9 for back-to-back and error floor for BER=10^-8 for transmission over 100 km

Cascadability assessment of a microcavity-saturable-absorber based phase-preserving amplitude regenerator in a DPSK transmission system

International audienceWe investigate the cascadability of a microcavity-saturable-absorber-based phase-preserving amplitude regenerator for RZ-DPSK signals. The results show that the tolerance of phase-encoded signals to nonlinear phase noise is increased. A distance improvement ratio up to 1.6 is experimentally demonstrated

Traitement tout-optique d'un Signal RZ DPSK à 42,7 Gbit/s en utilisant Absorbant Saturable en Micro-Cavité

session orale 8 : « Systèmes et réseaux de Télécommunication »National audienceDans ce papier, nous présentons une technique de traitement tout-optique à base d'absorbant saturable limitant les fluctuations d'intensité d'un signal RZ DPSK à 42,7 Gbit/s tout en préservant sa phase. Des mesures de taux d'erreur binaire et de facteur de qualité démontrent le potentiel du dispositif pour le traitement tout-optique d'un signal DPSK dans un régime où le bruit de phase non-linéaire est dominant

Transmission RZ de 40x40 Gbit/s sur 3 pas de 40 dB de Fibre Standard avec 27.4 dB de Gain Raman contra-propagatif et un EDFA de 27 dBm

session V « Systèmes de télécommunication » [502]National audienceLes amplificateurs EDFA forte puissance semblent de bons candidats pour des liaisons festons DWDM. Nous démontrons expérimentalement la transmission de 40 canaux à 40 Gbit/s sur la bande C sur 3 pas de 40 dB de pertes avec une modulation RZ classique

Caractérisation de dispositifs de récupération d'horloge tout-optique par la mesure de taux d'erreur binaire

session affiches A5 « Systèmes et Réseaux de télécommunications » [A5.2]National audienceNous proposons de caractériser différentes récupérations d'horloge tout-optiques, à base de lasers auto-pulsants à semiconducteurs, par la mesure de taux d'erreur binaire à 42,66 Gbit/s. Nous utilisons pour cela une technique de remodulation de l'horloge optique qui permet, via la mesure de taux d'erreur binaire, de comparer leurs performances et de quantifier leur sensibilité à la polarisation

All-optical 2R regeneration with a vertical microcavity based saturable absorber

International audienceThis paper gives an overview of recent demonstrations of optical 2R regeneration achieved by vertical microcavity mirror based multiple-quantum-well Saturable Absorber (SA). The potential of the device to perform WDM regeneration is firstly demonstrated through the first pigtailed saturable absorber chip implemented with 8 independent fibres using a cost effective coupling technique. The cascadability and wavelength tunability assessment of this module associated to a power limiter fibre-based function has been experimentally demonstrated at 42.6 Gbit/s. Because this method of power limiting is not a suitable solution for all-optical multichannel 2R regeneration, a new SA structure allowing a power limiting function was proposed. We describe and characterize such a structure in this paper. This new SA opens the door to a complete passive all-optical 2R regeneration relying upon a single technology, as shown in this paper through the use of two SA: SA.0 for extinction ratio enhancement and SA.1 for power level equalization allowing receiver sensitivity (up to 3.5 dB) and Q factor (up to 1.4 dB) improvement for a RZ signal at 42.6 Gbit/s. The limitation of SA.1 when the regenerator must be cascaded a large number of times is also described, leading to the observation that SA.1 should be more suitable for phase encoded formats which are more spectrally efficient than OOK formats. A SA.1 used as a phase-preserving amplitude regenerator in a 42.6 Gbit/s RZ-DPSK transmission system is therefore assessed. A fibre launched power margin of 2 dB and a receiver sensitivity improvement of 5.5 dB are obtained. Finally, we use, for the first time an SA.1 as a phase-preserving amplitude regenerator of RZ DQPSK signals. The regenerator is assessed in a recirculating loop at 28 Gbaud. The system tolerance to nonlinear phase noise is enhanced by 3 dB and the distance improvement factor was 1.3 for a BER=10-4

Wavelength Tunability Assessment of a 170 Gbit/s transmitter using a Quantum Dash Fabry Perot mode-locked laser

oral session 6.2 "Quantum Dot and SOA" [6.2.2]International audienceWe demonstrate the tunability of a 170 Gbit/s transmitter based on a quantum dash mode-locked Fabry-Perot laser. Same performances are obtained over a 8 nm wavelength range simply by adjusting the shaping filter frequenc

High Performance and Polarisation Insensitive BER Assessment of a 42.66 Gbit/s All-Optical Clock Recovery

regular session Mo.3.C « Towards 100 Gb/s » [Mo.3.C.6]International audienceWe propose a Bit-Error Rate assessment, and polarisation sensitivity characterization of an all-optical clock-recovery at 42.66 Gbit/s in a system environment

Investigation of FWM in dispersion-engineered GaInP photonic crystal waveguides

International audienceWe report on the investigation of four-wave mixing (FWM) in a long (1.3 mm) dispersion-engineered Gallium Indium Phosphide (GaInP) photonic crystal (PhC) waveguide. A comparison with a non-engineered design is made with respect to measured FWM efficiency maps. A striking different response is observed, in terms of dependence on the pump wavelength and the spectral detuning. The benefits and the limitations of both structures are discussed, in particular the trade-off between slow-light enhancement of the FWM efficiency and the conversion bandwidth. The time-resolved parametric conversion of short pulses at 10 GHz is also shown. Finally, the transmission capability of a 40 Gbit/s RZ signal is assessed through bit-error rate measurements, revealing error-free operation with only 1dB penalty

Colorless Components for WDM-based Optical Access Networks

Section B "PHOTONICS & LASERS AND APPLICATIONS" [B-45]International audienceThis paper presents our work carried out in the colorless-component technologies for high bit-rate optical access networks, which are based on WDM-PON (wavelength division multiplexed passive optical networks). The colorless concept consists in using identical and wavelength-independent components that will act as the generic transmitter in WDM-PON systems. The transmitted wavelength is imposed, for each colorless component, by an external optical signal. Our studies include two types of colorless components: The Injection-Locked Fabry-Perot laser (IL-FP) and the Reflective Electro-Absorption Modulator integrated with a Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (REAM-SOA). For the IL-FP, the properties of the component strongly depend on the injected optical signal. We demonstrate the improvement by injection-locking of the laser's performances in terms of intensity noise, chirp and bandwidth. For the REAM-SOA, the static properties such as reflection gain and noise characteristic are examined. We demonstrate the feasibility of the REAM-SOA in a transmission experiment in a PON configuration at 10 Gbps with up to 25 km of SMF, using remote modulation technique