• DocumentCode
    2008459
  • Title

    Polarization-independent OTDM demultiplexer based on NOLM with a polarization diversity loop

  • Author

    Wang, Zhaoxin ; Huo, Li ; Lin, Chinlon ; Chan, Chun-Kit

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Inf. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin
  • fYear
    2006
  • fDate
    5-10 March 2006
  • Abstract
    Polarization-independent all-optical time-division-demultiplexing is successfully demonstrated by incorporating a polarization diversity loop into the conventional NOLM. The polarization dependence is reduced from 6.3 dB to 0.6 dB in a 40 to 10-Gb/s OTDM experiment
  • Keywords
    demultiplexing equipment; mirrors; nonlinear optics; optical fibre communication; optical fibre polarisation; time division multiplexing; 10 to 40 Gbit/s; OTDM demultiplexer; all-optical time-division-demultiplexing; nonlinear optical loop mirror; polarization diversity loop; polarization-independent demultiplexer; Demultiplexing; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber polarization; Photonics; Solids;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-803-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2006.215498
  • Filename
    1636529