DocumentCode
399221
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
fYear
2003
fDate
23-28 March 2003
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Optical Fiber Communications Conference, 2003. OFC 2003
Print_ISBN
1-55752-746-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/OFC.2003.1248598
Filename
1248598
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