• DocumentCode
    862376
  • Title

    Multi-fibre-channel wavelength converter based on passive ultrafast switch

  • Author

    Wu, Dalei ; Qian, Liejia ; Mohammed, Waleed S. ; Smith, P.W.E.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Toronto, Toronto, ON
  • Volume
    44
  • Issue
    19
  • fYear
    2008
  • Firstpage
    1152
  • Lastpage
    1154
  • Abstract
    Demonstrated is 40 Gbit/s multiple-fibre-channel wavelength conversion using a passive ultrafast reflective switch, and a 2D Fresnel lens array aligned to a fibre array. Input pulses of 1-2 ps duration and 0.3 nJ energy are wavelength converted to multiple channels with a tunable wavelength range of 20 nm and an extinction ratio better than 6 dB. Simultaneous 1-to-N conversion is also demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    high-speed optical techniques; lenses; optical arrays; optical fibre networks; optical switches; optical wavelength conversion; wavelength division multiplexing; 1-to-N conversion; 2D Fresnel lens array; WDM optical network; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; energy 0.3 nJ; multifibre-channel wavelength converter; passive ultrafast reflective switch; time 1 ps to 2 ps; wavelength 20 nm;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:20081594
  • Filename
    4625195