Title :
640 Gbit/s time-division add-drop multiplexing using a non-linear polarisation-rotating fibre loop
Author :
Mulvad, H.C.H. ; Galili, M. ; Grüner-Nielsen, L. ; Oxenløwe, L.K. ; Clausen, A.T. ; Jeppesen, P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Photonics Eng., Tech. Univ. of Denmark, Lyngby
Abstract :
We report the first demonstration of error-free 640 Gbit/s time-division add-drop multiplexing, performed by nonlinear polarisation-rotation using a loop with a polarisation-maintaining HNLF.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical fibre polarisation; time division multiplexing; HNLF; nonlinear polarisation-rotating fibre loop; nonlinear polarisation-rotation; time-division add-drop multiplexing; Add-drop multiplexers; Band pass filters; Bit rate; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical switches; Photonics; Pulse modulation; Reactive power;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729220
