Fiber optics communications; (230.7405) Wavelength conversion devices; (130.3730) Lithium niobate

Abstract: We present the results of an in-depth experimental investigation about all-optical wavelength conversion of a 100-Gb/s polarization-multiplexed (POLMUX) signal. Each polarization channel is modulated at 25 Gbaud by differential quadrature phase-shift keying (DQPSK). The conversion is realized exploiting the high nonlinear χ ©2009 Optical Society of Americ

Towards artificial Ising spin glasses: Thermal ordering in randomized arrays of Ising-type nanomagnets

We explore the thermodynamics in two-dimensional arrays consisting of Ising-type nanomagnets lithographically arranged onto random sites and angular orientations. Introducing these basic spin-glass ingredients, we study the characteristic features of the low-energy states achieved, following thermal-annealing protocols. From direct visualization of real-time dynamics, we record relaxation timescales together with magnetic susceptibility variations over temperature, revealing trends towards short-range order as randomness is increased, but falling short of pure spin-glass behavior. Our work provides a route towards the realization of artificial Ising spin-glass systems

10 x 111 Gbit/s, 50 GHz spaced, POLMUX-RZ-DQPSK transmission over 2375 km employing coherent equalisation

We demonstrate spectrally efficient (2.0 b/s/Hz) transmission of 10 x 111 Gbit/s polarisation multiplexed 27.75 Gbaud RZ-DQPSK over 2375km of SSMF and 5 add-drop nodes. Coherent equalisation enables polarisation recovery and high chromatic dispersion tolerance

Carrier phase estimation for coherent equalization of 43-Gb/s POLMUX-NRZ-DQPSK transmission with 10.7-Gb/s NRZ neighbours

We show the influence of 10.7-Gb/s NRZ neighbors on 43-Gb/s polarization-multiplexed NRZ-DQPSK transmission combined with digital coherent equalization. The impact of XPM induced phase noise is reduced with an optimized carrier phase estimation (CPE) algorithm

Coherent equalization versus direct detection for 111-Gb/s ethernet transport

We discuss coherent equalization to realize robust 111-Gb/s transmission. For 111-Gb/s POLMUX-RZDQPSK we experimentally show the advantage of coherent equalization over direction detection for compensation of both chromatic dispersion and differential group delay

Carrier phase estimation for coherent equalization of 43-Gb/s POLMUX-NRZ-DQPSK transmission with 10.7-Gb/s NRZ neighbours

We show the influence of 10.7-Gb/s NRZ neighbors on 43-Gb/s polarization-multiplexed NRZ-DQPSK transmission combined with digital coherent equalization. The impact of XPM induced phase noise is reduced with an optimized carrier phase estimation (CPE) algorithm

Coherent equalization versus direct detection for 111-Gb/s ethernet transport

We discuss coherent equalization to realize robust 111-Gb/s transmission. For 111-Gb/s POLMUX-RZDQPSK we experimentally show the advantage of coherent equalization over direction detection for compensation of both chromatic dispersion and differential group delay

Impairment tolerance of 111 Gbit/s POLMUX-RZ-DQPSK using a reduced complexity coherent receiver with a T-spaced equaliser

The tolerance to narrow spectral filtering in presence of chromatic dispersion is investigated for 111Gbit/s POLMUX-RZ-DQPSK. It is shown that the use of T-spaced equalisers is enabled by appropriate electrical filtering

Electrical PMD compensation in 43-Gb/s POLMUX-NRZ-DQPSK enabled by coherent detection and equalization

PMD compensation using coherent equalization is demonstrated experimentally. Using 43-Gb/s polarization-multiplexed NRZ-DQPSK, we show compensation of practically arbitrary amounts of DGD (>200ps) and CD with negligible penalty, even in the presence of PDL and SOPMD