Title :
Toward terabit/s single-channel transmission
Author_Institution :
Lightwave Commun. Lab., NTT Opt. Network Syst. Lab., Yokosuka, Japan
Abstract :
The considerable challenge of terabit/s single-channel optical transmission using a femtosecond pulse train is presented. Recent improvements in input pulse quality and a walk-off free dispersion-flattened nonlinear loop mirror for demultiplexing are described.
Keywords :
demultiplexing; high-speed optical techniques; mirrors; nonlinear optics; optical fibre dispersion; optical fibre networks; telecommunication channels; demultiplexing; femtosecond pulse train; input pulse quality; terabit/s single-channel transmission; walk-off free dispersion-flattened nonlinear loop mirror; Demultiplexing; Erbium-doped fiber lasers; Laser mode locking; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse compression methods; Time division multiplexing; Ultrafast optics; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 1999, and the International Conference on Integrated Optics and Optical Fiber Communication. OFC/IOOC '99. Technical Digest
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-582-X
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.1999.766017
