Abstract
Practical applications of all-optical regeneration require from it a graceful scalability with the number of wavelength-division-multiplexed (WDM) channels. We describe several main approaches to WDM-compatible regeneration and review in greater detail two recent demonstrations of 16-channel regeneration: one using time-lensing and the other using group-delay-management. We discuss scalability, practical issues, and outlook for these WDM regeneration methods.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 7700812 |
Journal | IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 2 |
Number of pages | 12 |
ISSN | 1077-260X |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Keywords
- Nonlinear-optical signal processing
- Optical regeneration
- Nonlinear fiber optics
- Time lensing
- Dispersion management