• DocumentCode
    356466
  • Title

    Evaluation of switching windows for fast optically-controlled SOA switches

  • Author

    Toptchiyski, G. ; Petermann, K. ; Diez, S. ; Hilliger, E. ; Schmidt, C. ; Ludwig, R. ; Weber, H.G.

  • Author_Institution
    Fachgebiet Hochfrequenztech., Tech. Univ. Berlin, Germany
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    7-10 March 2000
  • Firstpage
    84
  • Abstract
    We present a novel algorithm to evaluate the performance of optical demultiplexers from standard switching-window measurements. Investigations of a SLALOM/TOAD demultiplexer for 80 Gb/s and 160 Gb/s show that biasing one arm of the interferometer by a constant phase offset significantly improves its performance.
  • Keywords
    demultiplexing equipment; light interferometers; optical switches; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 160 Gbit/s; 80 Gbit/s; SLALOM/TOAD demultiplexer; constant phase offset; fast optically-controlled SOA switches; interferometer; optical demultiplexers; standard switching-window measurements; switching windows; Communication switching; Delay effects; Demultiplexing; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical pulses; Optical switches; Pulse measurements; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Service oriented architecture;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-630-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2000.868530
  • Filename
    868530