The performance of a nonlinear amplifying loop mirror as a 2R-regenerator for an 80-Gb/s return-to-zero differential-quadrature-phase-shift-keyed signal has been investigated experimentally. A significant eye-opening improvement and a negative power penalty of up to 2.6 dB were obtained.
Published in:
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
(Volume:19
,
Issue:
19
)
Date of Publication: Oct.1, 2007