Novel Reconfigurable Two-Dimensional Coherent Optical En/Decoder Based on Coupled Micro-Ring Reflector

Author

Wang, Xu ; Gao, Zhensen

Author_Institution

Sch. of Eng. & Phys. Sci., Heriot-Watt Univ., Edinburgh, UK

Volume

23

Issue

9

fYear

2011

fDate

5/1/2011 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

591

Lastpage

593

Abstract

We propose a novel reconfigurable optical en/decoder to generate and recognize two-dimensional (2-D) optical codes for coherent optical-code-division-multiple-access (OCDMA) application. The proposed device is based on cascaded coupled micro-ring reflectors, which can enable simultaneous tuning of the fast wavelength hopping and spectral phase encoding code patterns. The coding performance is verified by simulation.

Keywords

code division multiple access; decoding; micro-optics; optical communication equipment; optical elements; optical tuning; phase coding; OCDMA; cascaded coupled microring reflectors; coding performance; coherent optical-code-division-multiple-access; fast wavelength hopping; reconfigurable two-dimensional coherent optical decoder; reconfigurable two-dimensional coherent optical encoder; spectral phase encoding; two-dimensional optical code generation; Decoding; High speed optical techniques; Optical coupling; Optical fibers; Optical reflection; Optical variables control; Coupled micro-ring reflector; optical en/decoder; optical-code-division-multiple-access (OCDMA);

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1041-1135

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/LPT.2011.2116155

Filename

5715858