Title :
WDM to OTDM multiplexing using an ultrafast all-optical wavelength converter
Author :
Olsson, Bengt-Erik ; Blumenthal, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., California Univ., Santa Barbara, CA, USA
Abstract :
A robust and scalable all-optical multiplexer combining four 10-Gb/s WDM channels into one 40-Gb/s OTDM channel is presented. The multiplexer generates a coherent output data stream, which does not suffer from channel interference as passively generated OTDM data do.
Keywords :
digital communication; high-speed optical techniques; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical wavelength conversion; time division multiplexing; transmultiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 40 Gbit/s; WDM to OTDM multiplexing; coherent output data stream; scalable all-optical multiplexer; ultrafast all-optical wavelength converter; Bit rate; Clocks; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fiber networks; Optical pulses; Optical transmitters; Optical wavelength conversion; Ultrafast optics; WDM networks; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
