• DocumentCode
    356328
  • Title

    5 Gbit/s transmission through an all-fiber-optic add/drop device based on a microsphere whispering-gallery-resonance system

  • Author

    Cai, M. ; Hedekvist, P.O. ; Vahala, K.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2000
  • fDate
    7-10 March 2000
  • Firstpage
    245
  • Abstract
    15 GHz bandwidth and 23 dB extinction ratio have been realized for a taper-resonator-taper add/drop device. The BER performance of the system has shown only 1 dB penalty at 5 Gbit/s and no signs of an error floor.
  • Keywords
    micro-optics; micromechanical resonators; optical fiber communication; optical resonators; wavelength division multiplexing; 5 Gbit/s; BER performance; GHz bandwidth; Gbit/s transmission; all-fiber-optic add/drop device; dB extinction ratio; error floor; microsphere whispering-gallery-resonance system; taper-resonator-taper add/drop device; Bandwidth; Bit error rate; Couplings; Extinction ratio; Fiber lasers; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Resonance; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-630-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/OFC.2000.868299
  • Filename
    868299