Title :
Guided-wave optical time delay network
Author :
Murphy, Edmond J. ; Adda, Thomas F. ; Minford, William J. ; Irvin, Robert W. ; Ackerman, Edward I. ; Adam, Stephen B.
Author_Institution :
AT&T Bell Labs., Breinigsville, PA, USA
fDate :
4/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A hybrid optical time delay unit using lithium niobate switches and precisely produced fiber loops is described. Three prototypes of the device were fabricated and characterized. The measured optical extinction ratio between time slots is typically /spl Lt/25 dB. On average, delay values are within 0.7% of their design values. The device is a 6-b (64 time slot) delay unit with 44 picosecond per increment.
Keywords :
integrated optics; lithium compounds; optical communication equipment; optical delay lines; optical directional couplers; optical fabrication; optical fibre communication; optical fibre couplers; optical switches; LiNbO/sub 3/; LiNbO/sub 3/ switches; delay values; design values; fiber loops; guided-wave optical time delay network; hybrid optical time delay unit; optical extinction ratio; time slots; Delay effects; Optical crosstalk; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical network units; Optical packet switching; Optical signal processing; Packaging; Switches;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
