• DocumentCode
    1521872
  • 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
  • Volume
    13
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    2001
  • Firstpage
    1005
  • Lastpage
    1007
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1041-1135
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/68.942675
  • Filename
    942675
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1521872