OTDM quasi-all-optical demultiplexing techniques comparative analysis

Author

Mosso, Marbey Manhães ; Ruziscka, Waldemar Roberto ; Souto Da Silva, F. ; Silva, Claudio Fernandes Castanheira da

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. Eng., Catholic Univ., Rio de janeiro, Brazil

Volume

2

fYear

1997

Firstpage

692

Abstract

This work compares recently developed demultiplexing OTDM techniques that use constructive and destructive interference approaches for channels switching. The techniques under analysis are the Mach-Zehnder Interferometer (MZI) and some of those operating in the fiber non-linear region, i.e.: Non-Linear-Optical Mirror (NOLM) Terahertz Optical Asymmetric Demultiplexer (TOAD) and Four Wave Mixing (FWM). The parameters used for comparison are the switching pulse power and temporal width, and the devices physical dimensions. It is shown that the TOAD offers the most advantageous results

Keywords

Mach-Zehnder interferometers; demultiplexing; electro-optical switches; light interference; mirrors; multiwave mixing; nonlinear optics; optical fibre communication; optical switches; time division multiplexing; FWM; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; NOLM; TOAD; channels switching; comparative analysis; constructive interference; demultiplexing OTDM techniques; destructive interference; device physical dimensions; four wave mixing; nonlinear-optical mirror; pulse temporal width; quasi-all-optical demultiplexing; switching pulse power; terahertz optical asymmetric demultiplexer; Demultiplexing; Fiber nonlinear optics; Four-wave mixing; Interference; Mirrors; Nonlinear optical devices; Optical fiber devices; Optical interferometry; Optical mixing; Optical pulses;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference, 1997. Linking to the Next Century. Proceedings., 1997 SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Natal

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4165-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SBMOMO.1997.648864

Filename

648864