Use of fibre gratings for bit skew compensation in all optical bit parallel WDM systems

Authors
Segatto, MEV Timofeev, FN Wyatt, R Kashyap, R Taylor, JR
Citation
Mev. Segatto et al., Use of fibre gratings for bit skew compensation in all optical bit parallel WDM systems, OPT COMMUN, 190(1-6), 2001, pp. 165-171
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Optics & Acoustics
Journal title
OPTICS COMMUNICATIONS
ISSN journal
00304018 → ACNP
Volume
190
Issue
1-6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
165 - 171
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-4018(20010401)190:1-6<165:UOFGFB>2.0.ZU;2-7
Abstract
We demonstrate transmission of two wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) bi t parallel channels over 100 km of standard single mode fibre link using di rect-modulated laser diodes at 10 Gbit/s channel. Step-chirped fibre gratin gs are used to simultaneously compensate to bit skew and dispersion. Sit sk ew of approximately 2.5 ns due to the fibre dispersion is completely compen sated. Our work show shows that the step-chirped fibre grating technique ca n eliminate the bit skew for bit parallel WDM systems operating at Gbit rat e over hundreds of kilometres of fibre link. (C) 2001 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.