Abstract
We theoretically investigate the performance of 10-Gb/s semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA)-boosted transmission systems using the nonreturn-to-zero (NRZ), conventional duobinary, and phase-modulated (PM)-duobinary modulation formats. NRZ and conventional duobinary modulation formats are based on the intensity modulation. When the NRZ and conventional duobinary modulation formats are used, the nonlinear characteristics of SOA severely distort the signals. On the other hand, the PM-duobinary modulation format is based on differential binary phase-shift-keying modulation. When the PM-duobinary modulation format is employed, the nonlinear characteristics of SOA scarcely affect the signals which maintain a constant intensity in SOAs. Using the PM-duobinary modulation format, we can significantly improve the power margin in SOA-boosted transmission systems.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2377-2379 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | IEEE Photonics Technology Letters |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue number | 10 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2004 Oct |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:Manuscript received February 6, 2004; revised May 27, 2004. This work was supported in part by National Research Laboratory (NRL) programs in South Korea and in part by a Korea University Grant.
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering