Title :
Optical time-division multiplexing and demultiplexing in a multigigabit/second fibre transmission system
Author :
Tucker, R.S. ; Eisenstein, G. ; Korotky, S.K. ; Koren, U. ; Raybon, G. ; Veselka, J.J. ; Buhl, L.L. ; Kasper, B.L. ; Alferness, R.C.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Laboratories, Crawford Hill Laboratory, Holmdel, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate an optical time-division-multiplexed fibre transmission system using actively mode-locked InGaAsP injection lasers and high-speed Ti:LiNbO3 switch/modulators. Two 2Gbit/s return-to-zero data streams are optically multiplexed to 4Gbit/s, transmitted through 8 km of fibre, optically demultiplexed and detected with low error rate.
Keywords :
data communication systems; digital communication systems; optical fibres; optical links; time division multiplexing; 2 Gbit/s; 4 Gbit/s; InGaAsP; LiNbO3:Ti; NRZ data streams; actively mode locked lasers; demultiplexing; digital transmission; high speed switch/modulator; injection lasers; low error rate; multigigabit/second fibre transmission system; optical TDM; optical links; time-division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19870146
