Generation and Detection of 80 Gb/s RZ-DPSK Signals

01 January 2003

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We demonstrate a method to generate 80 Gb/s return-to-zero differential phase shift keying signals. Nonlinear polarization rotation between a pump and a probe signal in a highly nonlinear fiber is used as modulation process. Its performance is compared with a conventional On-Off Keying modulated signal.