Simple Multichannel Optical Equalizer Mitigating Intersymbol Interference for 40-Gb/s Nonreturn-To-Zero Signals

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 249-256

  Doerr, C R ^a   Chandrasekhar, S ^a   Winzer, P J ^a   Chraplyvy, A R ^a   Gnauck, A H ^a   Stulz, L W ^a   Pafchek, R ^b   Burrows, E ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

^b TRIQUINT SEMICONDUCTOR   (United States)

Author keywords

Equalizers; Integrated optics; Modulation; Optical waveguides; Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM)

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; EQUALIZERS; LIGHT MODULATION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FILTERS; OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES; PHASE SHIFTERS; SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO; TRANSMITTERS; WAVELENGTH DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

AMPLIFIED SPONTANEOUS EMISSION (ASE); POLARIZATION-MODE DISPERSION (PMD);

INTEGRATED OPTICS;

EID: 1442360829     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2003.822167     Document Type: Conference Paper

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