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Error-rate measurements have been performed on an experimental all-optical regenerator at 140 Mbit s−1 for a range of input wavelengths in the 1.5-μm band. The best sensitivity was −40 dB m and the maximum gain 31.5 dB from facet to facet. Wavelength translations from −11 to +24 nm were obtained for a penalty of less than 5 dB. The regenerator used the interaction of the input signal with an optical clock waveform in a bistable laser amplifier to re-time the signal and restore the data levels. Future applications may include use in a repeater, as an interface in a wavelength-multiplexed network or as a logic element.
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Webb, R.P. Error-rate measurements on an all-optically regenerated signal. Opt Quant Electron 19 (Suppl 1), S57–S60 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02034352
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