SPECTS O-CDMA field trials using subpicosecond pulses and integrated encoders/decoders across 80.8-km and 150-km links

Author

Fontaine, N.K. ; Yang, C. ; Scott, R.P. ; Hernandez, V.J. ; Soares, F. ; Broeke, R. ; Perry, K. ; Nowak, G. ; Cong, W. ; Okamoto, K. ; Kolner, B.H. ; Ding, Z. ; Heritage, J.P. ; Yoo, S.J.B.

Author_Institution

California Univ., Davis

fYear

2007

fDate

19-22 Aug. 2007

Firstpage

95

Lastpage

96

Abstract

We compare two field demonstrations of SPECTS-OCDMA on an 80.8-km link and 150-km link using integrated, polarization independent arrayed-waveguide grating (AWG)-based encoders/decoders, an ultra-stable optical frequency comb generator and a tunable dispersion-slope compensator.

Keywords

arrayed waveguide gratings; code division multiplexing; decoding; encoding; optical communication; optical links; SPECTS-OCDMA; arrayed waveguide grating; decoders; encoders; optical code division multiple access; spectral phase encoded time spreading; tunable dispersion-slope compensator; ultra-stable optical frequency comb generator; Decoding; Fiber nonlinear optics; Frequency; Laboratories; Nonlinear optics; Optical modulation; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Polarization mode dispersion; Optical code division multiple access; planar lightwave circuits; pulse shaping;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photonics in Switching, 2007

Conference_Location

San Francisco, CA

Print_ISBN

1-4244-1121-1

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-1122-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PS.2007.4300753

Filename

4300753