Title :
Tunable DPSK demodulation using variable optical delay in a straight-line interferometric structure
Author :
Dai, Yongheng ; Shu, Chester
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
Abstract :
Bit-rate tunable demodulation for DPSK signals has been demonstrated in a relatively compact straight-line structure. The demodulation utilizes a tunable delay based on wavelength conversion and dispersion. Demodulations at 5 and 10 Gb/s have been successfully demonstrated.
Keywords :
demodulation; differential phase shift keying; optical communication; wavelength assignment; bit rate 10 Gbit/s; bit rate 5 Gbit/s; bit-rate tunable demodulation; straight-line interferometric structure; tunable DPSK demodulation; tunable delay; variable optical delay; wavelength conversion; wavelength dispersion; Delay; Demodulation; Dispersion; Fiber gratings; Interference; Optical wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication (ECOC), 2010 36th European Conference and Exhibition on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8536-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8534-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2010.5621192
