• DocumentCode
    1356791
  • Title

    Byte-Level Parametric Wavelength Exchange for Narrow Pulsewidth Return-to-Zero Signal

  • Author

    Shen, Mengzhe ; Xu, Xing ; Yuk, T.I. ; Wong, Kenneth K Y

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    21
  • fYear
    2009
  • Firstpage
    1591
  • Lastpage
    1593
  • Abstract
    We investigate the feasibility of switching return-to-zero signals with 3-ps pulsewidth by byte-level parametric wavelength exchange (PWE) numerically and experimentally. Square-wave modulated pumps are used in PWE for pump gating. Simultaneous bit swapping for two signals at the same time slot is achieved. Error-free operation is achieved for both signal channels with ap3.5-dB power penalty at 10-9 bit-error rate.
  • Keywords
    error statistics; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; optical switches; bit swapping; bit-error rate; parametric wavelength exchange; pump gating; return-to-zero signals; square-wave modulation; Nonlinear fiber optics; optical communication; packet switching; parametric devices;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/LPT.2009.2030688
  • Filename
    5223542