Title :
A Novel OCDMA Thresholder Based on Nonlinear Polarization Rotation
Author :
Hong, Xuezhi ; Guo, Changjian ; Gao, Ying ; He, Sailing
Author_Institution :
Joint Lab. of Opt. Commun., Zhejiang Univ., Hangzhou, China
Abstract :
A novel low-power and cost-effective OCDMA thresholder based on nonlinear polarization rotation (NPR) is proposed. The excellent performance and feasibility of the NPR thresholder are experimentally demonstrated in our 2.5 Gb/s ultrashort pulse OCDMA system.
Keywords :
code division multiple access; nonlinear optics; optical fibre communication; optical fibre polarisation; optical rotation; OCDMA thresholder; bit rate 2.5 Gbit/s; low-power code division multiple access; nonlinear fiber optics; nonlinear polarization rotation; ultrashort pulse system; Birefringence; Fiber nonlinear optics; Multiple access interference; Nonlinear optics; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber polarization; Optical harmonic generation; Optical polarization; Optical propagation; Optical receivers;
Conference_Titel :
Photonics and Optoelectronics, 2009. SOPO 2009. Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4412-0
DOI :
10.1109/SOPO.2009.5230245
