Title :
40 Gbit/s all-optical demultiplexing using a monolithically integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer with semiconductor laser amplifiers
Author :
Agrawal, Nidhi ; Ehrke, H.-J. ; Franke, Dieter ; Ludwig, Ralf ; Pieper, W. ; Weber, H.G. ; Weinert, Carl M.
fDate :
10/12/1995 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors demonstrate all-optical error-free demultiplexing of 10, 20 and 40 Gbit/s to 5 Gbit/s data signals by using a monolithically integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer with two semiconductor laser amplifiers
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; demultiplexing; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; semiconductor lasers; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 to 40 Gbit/s; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; all-optical demultiplexing; error-free demultiplexing; monolithically integrated interferometer; semiconductor laser amplifiers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters