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
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