Title :
Error-free all-optical add-drop multiplexing at 160 Gbit/s
Author :
Schubert, Colja ; Schmidt, C. ; Ferber, S. ; Ludwig, R. ; Weber, H.G.
Author_Institution :
Heinrich-Hertz-Inst. fur Nachrichtentech., Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
We report an all-optical add-drop multiplexer based on gain-transparent operation of a semiconductor optical amplifier in a novel geometry. Error-free operation at 160 Gbit/s is demonstrated for all channels.
Keywords :
optical fibre communication; semiconductor optical amplifiers; telecommunication channels; time division multiplexing; 160 Gbit/s; error-free all-optical add-drop multiplexing; gain-transparent operation; semiconductor optical amplifier; Add-drop multiplexers; Couplers; Nonlinear optics; Optical interferometry; Optical polarization; Optical pulses; Optical transmitters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Stimulated emission; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-746-6
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248598
