DocumentCode
1471402
Title
40-Gb/s demultiplexing using an ultrafast nonlinear interferometer (UNI)
Author
Patel, N.S. ; Rauschenbach, K.A. ; Hall, K.L.
Author_Institution
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Volume
8
Issue
12
fYear
1996
Firstpage
1695
Lastpage
1697
Abstract
We demonstrate a 40-Gb/s demultiplexer using an ultrafast nonlinear interferometer (UNI). Bit-error-rate (BER) measurements are performed yielding incurred power penalties less than 3.3 dB for BER of 10/sup -9/.
Keywords
demultiplexing; errors; high-speed optical techniques; light interferometers; nonlinear optics; optical fibre networks; 40 Gbit/s; Gb/s demultiplexing; bit-error-rate measurements; incurred power penalties; ultrafast nonlinear interferometer; Demultiplexing; Fiber lasers; Geometrical optics; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical interferometry; Optical refraction; Optical switches; Semiconductor lasers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/68.544722
Filename
544722
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