Title :
All-optical WDM-to-OTDM conversion using a Raman amplification-based multi-wavelength pulse compressor
Author :
Quang Nguyen-The ; Hung Nguyen Tan ; Matsuura, Motoharu ; Kishi, Naoto
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inf. & Commun. Eng., Univ. of Electro-Commun., Chofu, Japan
Abstract :
An all-optical format conversion from 4×10 Gb/s WDM channels to one 40 Gb/s OTDM channel by using Raman amplification-based multi-wavelength pulse compressor is demonstrated. Less than 2-dB power penalty is obtained after the OTDM demultiplexing.
Keywords :
Raman spectra; optical communication equipment; optical pulse compression; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; OTDM demultiplexing; Raman amplification-based multiwavelength pulse compressor; all-optical WDM-to-OTDM conversion; all-optical format conversion; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; optical time division multiplexing; power penalty; Modulation; Nonlinear optics; Optical pumping; Optical solitons; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exposition (OFC/NFOEC), 2012 and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0262-3
