Title :
Baseband optical carrier-sense multiple access - demonstration and sensitivity measurements
Author :
Wong, E. ; Marks, S.K. ; Summerfield, M.A. ; Lauder, R.D.T.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Melbourne, Vic., Australia
Abstract :
We demonstrate for the first time baseband optical carrier-sense multiple access with collision avoidance. We evaluate the performance of the baseband carrier-sense circuit with bit- and packet-error-rate measurements. The sensitivity of the carrier-sense circuit is -51.6 dBm.
Keywords :
carrier sense multiple access; errors; optical fibre networks; wavelength division multiplexing; baseband carrier-sense circuit; baseband optical carrier-sense multiple access; bit-error-rate measurements; carrier-sense circuit; collision avoidance; packet-error-rate measurements; sensitivity; Baseband; Circuits; Collision avoidance; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
