Title :
All-optical 1310 nm WDM to 1550 nm OTDM transmultiplexing
Author :
Turkiewicz, J.P. ; Khoe, G.D. ; de Waardt, H.
Author_Institution :
COBRA Res. Inst., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
fDate :
5/12/2005 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
1310 to 1550 nm transmultiplexing based on nonlinear polarisation rotation in a single semiconductor optical amplifier is proposed. Error-free 2×5 Gbit/s 1310 nm to 10 Gbit/s 1550 nm transmultiplexing is demonstrated.
Keywords :
optical communication; time division multiplexing; transmultiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; 1310 nm; 1550 nm; OTDM transmultiplexing; nonlinear polarisation rotation; optical WDM; optical time domain multiplexing; semiconductor optical amplifier; wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20050788
