Implementation of a high speed time resolved error detector utilising a high speed FPGA

Author

O´Dowd, John A. ; Bessler, Vivian M. ; Ibrahim, Selwan K. ; Walsh, Anthony J. ; Peters, F.H. ; Corbett, B. ; Roycroft, B. ; Brien, P.O. ; Ellis, Andrew D.

Author_Institution

Tyndall Nat. Inst., Univ. Coll. Cork, Cork, Ireland

fYear

2011

fDate

26-30 June 2011

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

We demonstrate a time-resolved bit error rate detector utilising a field programmable gate array. The proposed detector offers 93 ps resolution operating at 10.7 Gb/s and allows for all the data received to contribute to the measurement allowing low bit error rates to be measured at high speed. Via synchronisation of both the detector and a high speed scope, the bit error rate and the corresponding individual eyes are identified. The operation of the detector is demonstrated by characterising a fast switching tuneable laser.

Keywords

data communication; erbium; error statistics; field programmable gate arrays; high-speed optical techniques; laser tuning; optical communication equipment; optical fibre amplifiers; packet switching; photodetectors; synchronisation; bit rate 10.7 Gbit/s; data transmission; erbium doped fibre amplifier; fast switching tuneable laser; field programmable gate array; high-speed FPGA; high-speed time resolved error detector; synchronisation; time-resolved bit error rate detector; Bit error rate; Delay; Detectors; Field programmable gate arrays; Laser tuning; Optical switches; Packet switching; Time-resolved error detector; Tuneable lasers; Wavelength switching;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON), 2011 13th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Stockholm

ISSN

2161-2056

Print_ISBN

978-1-4577-0881-7

Electronic_ISBN

2161-2056

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICTON.2011.5971128

Filename

5971128