Title :
OTDM-to-WDM Conversion based on Wavelength Conversion and Time Gating in a Single Optical Gate
Author :
Morais, R. ; Meleiro, Rui ; Monteiro, Pedro ; Marques, Paulo
Author_Institution :
R. Irmaos Siemens, NOKIA SIEMENS Networks Portugal S.A., Porto, Portugal
Abstract :
OTDM-to-WDM conversion from 128.1Gbit/s to 3x42.7Gbit/s is achieved by wavelength conversion using side filtering of SPM broadened spectrum in HNLF, followed by a single electro-absorption modulator based optical gate. A maximum 2dB penalty was achieved.
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; OTDM-to-WDM conversion; optical time division multiplexing; side filtering; single electro-absorption modulator; single optical gate; time gating; wavelength conversion; Bit rate; Filtering; Frequency conversion; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical wavelength conversion; Wavelength conversion; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528586
