A non-return-to-zero （NRZ） to pseudo-return-to-zero （PRZ） converter consisting of a semiconductor optical amplifier （SOA） and an arrayed waveguide grating （AWG） is proposed, by which the enhancement of clock f...A non-return-to-zero （NRZ） to pseudo-return-to-zero （PRZ） converter consisting of a semiconductor optical amplifier （SOA） and an arrayed waveguide grating （AWG） is proposed, by which the enhancement of clock frequency component and clock-to-data suppression ratio of the XRZ data are evidently achieved. All- optical clock recovery from XRZ data at 10 Gb/s is successfully demonstrated with the proposed XRZ-to- PRZ converter and a mode-locked SOA fiber laser. Furthermore, XRZ-to-RZ format conversion of 10 Gb/s is realized bv using the recovered clock as the control light of terahertz optical asymmetric demultiplexer （TOAD）, which further proves that the proposed clock recovery scheme is applicable.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 90401025)Key Project of MOE (No. 105036)
文摘A non-return-to-zero （NRZ） to pseudo-return-to-zero （PRZ） converter consisting of a semiconductor optical amplifier （SOA） and an arrayed waveguide grating （AWG） is proposed, by which the enhancement of clock frequency component and clock-to-data suppression ratio of the XRZ data are evidently achieved. All- optical clock recovery from XRZ data at 10 Gb/s is successfully demonstrated with the proposed XRZ-to- PRZ converter and a mode-locked SOA fiber laser. Furthermore, XRZ-to-RZ format conversion of 10 Gb/s is realized bv using the recovered clock as the control light of terahertz optical asymmetric demultiplexer （TOAD）, which further proves that the proposed clock recovery scheme is applicable.
