Title :
Vibration-insensitive nonlinear optical loop mirror utilizing reflective scheme
Author :
Shake, Ippei ; Takara, Hidehiko ; Uchiyama, Kenji ; Kawanishi, Satoki ; Yamabayshi, Y.
Author_Institution :
NTT Network Innovation Labs., Yokosuka, Japan
Abstract :
We propose a new type of nonlinear optical loop mirror that can reduce the Sagnac effect due to external vibration. We experimentally confirm its excellent vibration insensitiveness by all-optical time-division demultiplexing of the 100 Gbit/s optical signal.
Keywords :
error statistics; mirrors; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical switches; time division multiplexing; vibrations; 100 Gbit/s; Sagnac effect; all-optical time-division demultiplexing; external vibration; nonlinear optical loop mirror; reflective scheme; vibration insensitiveness; vibration-insensitive nonlinear optical loop mirror; Mirrors; Nonlinear optics; Optical coupling; Optical fiber polarization; Optical interferometry; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical signal processing; Sagnac interferometers; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Communications, 1999. APCC/OECC '99. Fifth Asia-Pacific Conference on ... and Fourth Optoelectronics and Communications Conference
Conference_Location :
Beijing, China
Print_ISBN :
7-5635-0402-8
DOI :
10.1109/APCC.1999.820531
