Title :
Proposal for an all-optical code-division multiple access for local area networks
Author :
Neusy, P.C. ; Kavehrad, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Ottawa Univ., Ont., Canada
Abstract :
Two configurations that use spread-spectrum code-division multiple access (DCMA) for local area networks are proposed. They exploit both optical processing and the superior performance of bipolar signalling through the application of nonlinear optical devices.
Keywords :
code division multiple access; local area networks; nonlinear optics; optical fibres; optical information processing; optical links; spread spectrum communication; all-optical code-division multiple access; bipolar signalling; local area networks; nonlinear optical devices; optical links; optical processing; spread-spectrum code-division multiple access;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19900944
