Ultrahigh-speed optical signal processing with symmetric-Mach-Zehnder-type all-optical switches

Author

Nakamura, Shigeru ; Ueno, Yoshiyasu ; Tajima, Kazuhito

Author_Institution

Networking Res. Labs., NEC Corp., Tsukuba, Japan

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Abstract

We demonstrate various types of ultrahigh-speed optical signal processing provided by symmetric-Mach-Zehnder type all-optical switches. We have achieved error-free 336-Gb/s demultiplexing, penalty-free, error-free 84-Gb/s pulse regeneration, and error-free 168-Gb/s wavelength conversion.

Keywords

Mach-Zehnder interferometers; integrated optoelectronics; optical communication equipment; optical information processing; optical pulse generation; optical wavelength conversion; symmetry; wavelength division multiplexing; 168 Gbit/s; 336 Gbit/s; 84 Gbit/s; WDM optical fibre networks; error-free demultiplexing; error-free optical wavelength conversion; error-free pulse regeneration; penalty-free pulse regeneration; symmetric-Mach-Zehnder-type all-optical switches; ultra high-speed optical signal processing; Communication switching; Demultiplexing; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulses; Optical signal processing; Optical switches; Pulse compression methods; Pulse measurements; Pulse modulation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

All-Optical Networking: Existing and Emerging Architecture and Applications/Dynamic Enablers of Next-Generation Optical Communications Systems/Fast Optical Processing in Optical Transmission/VCSEL and

ISSN

1099-4742

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7378-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/LEOSST.2002.1027583

Filename

1027583