• DocumentCode
    1889122
  • Title

    Precise low-cost optical time multiplexer based on the birefringence of polarization maintaining fibers

  • Author

    Nguyen, An Truong ; Lazzeri, Emma ; Ghelfi, Paolo ; Bogoni, Antonella ; Poti, Luca

  • Author_Institution
    CEIIC, Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa, Italy
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    20-24 Sept. 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    A novel scheme of optical time multiplexer is presented, based on the high birefringence of polarization maintaining fiber. The scheme is highly precise, and its fiber-only construction reduces the multiplexer loss and cost.
  • Keywords
    birefringence; light polarisation; time division multiplexing; birefringence; fiber-only construction; multiplexer loss; optical time multiplexer; polarization maintaining fibers; Birefringence; Bit rate; Delay; Multiplexing; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulses;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Vienna
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5096-1
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5287322