DocumentCode
1536510
Title
16 Gbit/s all-optical demultiplexing using four-wave mixing
Author
Andrekson, Peter A. ; Olsson, N.A. ; Simpson, J.R. ; Tanbun-Ek, T. ; Logan, R.A. ; Haner, Mark
Author_Institution
AT&T Bell Labs., Murray Hill, NJ, USA
Volume
27
Issue
11
fYear
1991
fDate
5/23/1991 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
922
Lastpage
924
Abstract
A novel, purely optical technique for demultiplexing high-speed time-division multiplexed data is proposed and demonstrated. The technique uses optical fibre nonlinearity induced four-wave mixing with a data signal and a probe signal located at different wavelengths. Using only semiconductor laser light sources, 1:4 demultiplexing of 20 ps long, subpicojoule, 215-1 RZ pulses at a data rate of 16 Gbit/s with less than 1 dB penalty is demonstrated.
Keywords
multiwave mixing; optical communication; time division multiplexing; 16 Gbit/s; 20 ps; all-optical demultiplexing; data signal; four-wave mixing; high-speed time-division multiplexed data; optical fibre nonlinearity; probe signal; semiconductor laser light sources;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19910577
Filename
78094
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