Abstract
The authors report on a novel application of a χ2 nonlinear optical device as an ultrafast phase comparator, an essential element that allows an optoelectronic phase-locked loop to perform clock recovery of ultrahigh-speed optical time-division multiplexed (OTDM) signals. Particular interest is devoted to a quasi-phase-matching adhered-ridge-waveguide periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) device, which shows a sufficient high temporal resolution to resolve a 640 Gbits OTDM signal.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2439-2448 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Journal of Lightwave Technology |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 13 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jul 2009 |
Keywords
- Clock recovery (CR)
- Nonlinear optics
- Optical communication
- Optical phase matching
- Optical signal processing
- Optical time division multiplexing (OTDM)
- Optoelectronic phase-locked loop (OEPLL)
- Periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN)