Open AccessA 10G linear burst-mode receiver supporting electronic dispersion compensation for extended-reach optical links
Author(s) -
Peter Ossieur,
Nasir Abdul Quadir,
Stefano Porto,
Marc Rensing,
Cleitus Antony,
Wei Han,
Peter O’Brien,
Yu Wei Chang,
Paul D. Townsend
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.19.00b604
Subject(s) - burst mode (computing) , optics , dispersion (optics) , polarization mode dispersion , photodiode , dynamic range , sensitivity (control systems) , dbm , compensation (psychology) , materials science , physics , optoelectronics , electronic engineering , cmos , engineering , amplifier , psychology , psychoanalysis
We present a novel 10G linear burst-mode receiver (LBMRx). Equipped with a PIN photodiode, a high sensitivity of -22.7 dBm (bit-error rate: 1.1x10(-3)) was achieved when handling bursts with a dynamic range of 22.7 dB (each -22.7 dBm burst was preceded by a 0 dBm burst). The LBMRx requires a 150 ns preamble for fast gain adjustment at the start of each burst and can handle bursts separated by a guard time as short as 25.6 ns. With electronic dispersion compensation, 3400 ps/nm (200 km) chromatic dispersion can be tolerated at 2dB penalty in ASE-impaired links using C-band electro-absorption modulators.