Title :
A novel SOA-based crosspoint switch for mixed signal distribution
Author :
Qian, Xin ; Li, Sheng ; Lin, Tao ; Penty, Richard V. ; White, Ian H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng., Univ. of Cambridge, Cambridge
Abstract :
A 3times3 SOA-based switch is demonstrated for routing both radio-over-fiber and digital signals simultaneously. High extinction ratio digital baseband signals are transmitted and sufficient linearity is found for high performance RF signal distribution.
Keywords :
microwave photonics; optical fibre networks; optical switches; optical transmitters; radio-over-fibre; semiconductor optical amplifiers; telecommunication network routing; SOA-based crosspoint switch; high-extinction ratio digital baseband signals; high-performance RF signal distribution; mixed signal distribution; network routing; radio-over-fiber; Band pass filters; Baseband; Communication switching; Optical distortion; Optical switches; Routing; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Signal analysis; Signal generators; Telecommunication switching; (060.1810) Couplers, switches, and multiplexers; (250.5980) Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628531
