Title :
Proposed electrooptical PCM multiplexer-demultiplexer
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Holmdel, NJ, USA
fDate :
11/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A reciprocal time multiplexer-demultiplexer for optical PCM is proposed. The device is based on the coincidence of an optical pulse and a modulating voltage pulse in an electrooptic crystal. Both a lumped and a traveling-wave configuration are described.
Keywords :
Electrostriction; Glass; Laser beams; Lasers and electrooptics; Nonlinear optics; Optical beams; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Phase change materials; Steady-state;
Journal_Title :
Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
DOI :
10.1109/JQE.1971.1076572