Title :
All-optical ASK header and DPSK payload separator
Author :
Kwok, C.H. ; Chow, C.W. ; Tsang, H.K. ; Lin, Chinlon
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin, China
Abstract :
We demonstrate an all-optical scheme to separate ASK header and DPSK payload based on cross-gain-modulation and nonlinear polarization rotation in semiconductor optical amplifiers. The scheme is automatic and does not require any external header detector.
Keywords :
amplitude shift keying; differential phase shift keying; light polarisation; nonlinear optics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical modulation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; ASK header; DPSK payload separator; cross-gain-modulation; nonlinear polarization rotation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Amplitude shift keying; Differential quadrature phase shift keying; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical buffering; Optical modulation; Optical packet switching; Particle separators; Payloads; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215567
