Title :
Optical pulse pattern recognition circuit based on an optical digital-to-analog converter on a planar lightwave circuit
Author :
Saida, T. ; Okamoto, K. ; Yamada, H. ; Takiguchi, K. ; Shibata, T. ; Sugta, A. ; Uchiyama, K.
Author_Institution :
NTT Photonics Labs., Ibaraki, Japan
Abstract :
A 4-bit optical digital-to-analog converter for use in optical pulse pattern recognition has been fabricated on a silica-based planar light-wave circuit. We successfully confirmed the recognition of various kinds of 4-bit pulse sequence at 10 Gb/s.
Keywords :
analogue-digital conversion; integrated optoelectronics; optical beam splitters; optical communication equipment; optical delay lines; optical switches; packet switching; pattern recognition; thermo-optical effects; 10 Gbit/s; optical digital-to-analog converter; optical pulse pattern recognition; optical pulse pattern recognition circuit; planar lightwave circuit; pulse sequence; silica-based planar light-wave circuit; Circuits; Digital-analog conversion; Integrated optics; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical packet switching; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Pattern recognition;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-655-9
