Title :
A novel compact self-synchronization scheme for high optical packet networks
Author :
Changliu, Niu ; Min, Zhang ; Peida, Ye
Author_Institution :
Opt. Commun. Center, Beijing Univ. of Posts & Telecommun., China
Abstract :
Proposed in this paper is a simple and compact scheme for packet-level self-synchronization with a semiconductor optical amplifier. A synchronization clock with contrast ratio more than 15 dB is extracted from optical packet pulses.
Keywords :
carrier lifetime; high-speed optical techniques; optical communication equipment; semiconductor optical amplifiers; synchronisation; time division multiplexing; optical packet networks; self-synchronization scheme; semiconductor optical amplifier; synchronization clock; Clocks; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical packet switching; Optical pulses; Optical saturation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2004. LEOS 2004. The 17th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8557-8
DOI :
10.1109/LEOS.2004.1363413
