Title :
21 Port self wavelength switching of 40 Gb/s spectral-amplitude-encoded DPSK signals
Author :
Fernández, J. B Rosas ; Wang, J. ; Yu, Y. ; Dong, J. ; Sun, J. ; Zhang, X. ; Huang, D. ; Penty, R.V. ; White, I.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge
Abstract :
Ultrafast self-switching of spectral-amplitude-encoded 40 Gb/s DPSK signals is demonstrated for the first time. Switching between 21 ports with 15 nm maximum bin separation is achieved using a single correlator based on HNLF and an AWG.
Keywords :
amplitude modulation; differential phase shift keying; high-speed optical techniques; optical arrays; optical communication; optical waveguides; telecommunication switching; arrayed waveguide grating; highly nonlinear fibre; port self wavelength switching; single correlator; spectral-amplitude-encoded DPSK signal; ultrafast self-switching; Arrayed waveguide gratings; Communication switching; Correlators; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; Frequency; Multiaccess communication; Optical fiber communication; Optical mixing; Optical packet switching; Ultrafast optics; (060.4250) Networks; (060.4510) Optical communications;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
