• DocumentCode
    1027621
  • Title

    TDMA fibre-optic network with optical processing

  • Author

    Prucnal, P.R. ; Santoro, M.A. ; Sehgal, S.K. ; Kaminow, I.P.

  • Author_Institution
    Columbia University, Lightwave Communications Laboratory, Center for Telecommunications Research, New York, USA
  • Volume
    22
  • Issue
    23
  • fYear
    1986
  • Firstpage
    1218
  • Lastpage
    1219
  • Abstract
    A fibre-optic network with time-division multiple access (TDMA) is implemented using optical processing. The network is capable of accommodating 50 stations transmitting at 10Mbit/s. Synchronisation is achieved using a central optical source with 2ns pulses. Integrated electro-optic modulators and optical fibre delay lines are used to multiplex the stations.
  • Keywords
    integrated optics; optical fibres; optical information processing; optical links; telecommunication networks; time division multiplexing; 10 Mbit/s; TDMA; central optical source; fibre-optic network; integrated electrooptic modulators; multiplex; optical fibre delay lines; optical processing; synchronisation; time-division multiple access;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19860835
  • Filename
    4257054