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2002
Conference Paper
Titel
Complete optical sampling system with broad gap-free spectral range for 160 Gbit/s and 320 Gbit/s and its application in a transmission system
Abstract
A complete all-optical sampling system for eye diagram monitoring at 160 Gbit/s was demonstrated. The system comprised of an all-optical clock recovery based on optical phase locked loop. The sampling pulses were generated by mode-locked semiconductor laser. A gap-free continuous operation regime of at least 18 nm was achieved. Due to the use of the clock recovery, 160 Gbit/s eye monitoring after a transmission link became possible with large persistence times, which made the sytem applicable for field experiments.