• DocumentCode
    2637637
  • Title

    Design optimization of ultra-high bit-rate NOLM-based OTDM demultiplexers

  • Author

    Melo, A.M. ; Marembert, V. ; Schubert, C. ; Schmidt-Langhorst, C. ; Petermann, K.

  • Author_Institution
    Tech. Univ. Berlin, Germany
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    22-28 Oct. 2005
  • Firstpage
    920
  • Lastpage
    921
  • Abstract
    The performance of a NOLM gate as an OTDM demultiplexer for 640 Gbit/s to 40 Gbit/s was investigated considering the characterization of the switching windows through the integrated contrast ratio. The results show that short loop lengths should be preferred.
  • Keywords
    demultiplexing equipment; mirrors; nonlinear optics; optical communication equipment; optical design techniques; optical fibre communication; optical switches; time division multiplexing; 40 Gbit/s; 640 Gbit/s; OTDM demultiplexers; design optimization; integrated contrast ratio; switching windows; ultrahigh bit-rate NOLM; Bit rate; Clocks; Counting circuits; Crosstalk; Demultiplexing; Design optimization; Optical interferometry; Optical signal processing; Pulse modulation; Scanning probe microscopy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society, 2005. LEOS 2005. The 18th Annual Meeting of the IEEE
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-9217-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.2005.1548303
  • Filename
    1548303