Optimization of Key Parameters in 622-Mb/s Amplitude Shift Keying Labeled 40-Gb/s Return to Zero Differential Phase Shift Keying Optical Switching Network

Optimized are the label extinction ratio and dispersion compensation of an optical label switching transmission system, which employs 40-Gb/s return to zero differential phase shift keying(RZ-DPSK) payload labeled with 622-Mb/s amplitude shift keying(ASK) control data. In our scheme, the receiver sensitivities of payload and label achieves -27.8 dBm and -33.5 dBm, respectively. After transmitted over 40 km, 60 km and 80 km single mode fiber(SMF)(with dispersion compensation) respectively, the payload can be recovered with no power penalty, while the label can be recovered with less than 2 dB penalty.