Title :
100 Gbit/s multiple-channel output all-optical demultiplexing based on TDM-WDM conversion in a nonlinear optical loop mirror
Author :
Uchiyama, K. ; Takara, H. ; Morioka, T. ; Kawanishi, S. ; Saruwatari, M.
Author_Institution :
NTT Opt. Network Syst. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
fDate :
10/10/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors propose an all-optical time-domain demultiplexer with a simultaneous multichannel output, using a nonlinear optical loop mirror with a linearly chirped clock pulse. Error-free, five-output, 100 Gbit/s demultiplexing is successfully demonstrated
Keywords :
demultiplexing equipment; digital communication; mirrors; nonlinear optics; optical fibre networks; photonic switching systems; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; 100 Gbit/s; TDM-WDM conversion; all-optical demultiplexing; linearly chirped clock pulse; multiple-channel output; nonlinear optical loop mirror; time-domain demultiplexer;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19961245