DocumentCode
1497582
Title
Optical rate conversion for high-speed TDM networks
Author
Patel, N.S. ; Hall, K.L. ; Rauschenbach, K.A.
Author_Institution
Lincoln Lab., MIT, Lexington, MA, USA
Volume
9
Issue
9
fYear
1997
Firstpage
1277
Lastpage
1279
Abstract
Rate conversion of ultrahigh-speed optical data streams to lower rate optical data streams that can be detected and processed electronically is essential in 100-Gb/s time-division multiplexed (TDM) multiaccess networks. In this letter, we demonstrate all-optical rate conversion.
Keywords
high-speed optical techniques; optical fibre subscriber loops; optical information processing; time division multiplexing; 100 Gbit/s; Gb/s TDM multiaccess networks; all-optical rate conversion; high-speed TDM networks; lower rate optical data streams; optical rate conversion; time-division multiplexed; ultrahigh-speed optical data streams; Bandwidth; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical buffering; Optical fiber networks; Optical receivers; Sampling methods; Time division multiplexing; Ultrafast optics;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1041-1135
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/68.618503
Filename
618503
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