Title :
Demonstration of demultiplexing in high speed OTDM systems using a two photon absorption based switch
Author :
Thomsen, B.C. ; Dudley, J.M. ; Harvey, J.D. ; Barry, L.P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Auckland Univ., New Zealand
Abstract :
A demultiplexer based on two-photon absorption in a commercial laser diode has been used to demonstrate essentially error free switching and detection of individual channels from an 80 Gbit/s optical-time-division-multiplexed data stream.
Keywords :
demultiplexing; electro-optical switches; high-speed optical techniques; semiconductor lasers; telecommunication channels; time division multiplexing; 80 Gbit/s; Gbit/s optical time-division-multiplexed data stream; commercial laser diode; demultiplexing; error free switching; high speed OTDM systems; individual channel detection; two photon absorption based switch; Absorption; Demultiplexing; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Signal generators; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
