Title :
Effects of control-signal pulse walk-off on BER performance of nonlinear optical loop mirror demultiplexer
Author :
Uchiyama, Kenji ; Takara, Hidehiko ; Morioka, T. ; Kawanishi, Satoki ; Saruwatari, M.
Author_Institution :
NTT Transmission Syst. Lab., Kanagawa, Japan
fDate :
7/22/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The effects of pulse walk-off between control and signal pulses on the BER performance of an NOLM demultiplexer are studied at 32 Gbit/s using a wavelength tunable mode-locked Er3+-doped fibre ring laser. It is confirmed that BER degradation caused by timing errors is effectively suppressed by choosing an appropriate amount of pulse walk-off.
Keywords :
demultiplexing equipment; digital communication systems; error statistics; nonlinear optics; optical communication equipment; 32 Gbit/s; BER performance; Er 3+-doped fibre ring laser; control-signal pulse walk-off; mode-locked; nonlinear optical loop mirror demultiplexer; timing errors; wavelength tunable;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19930880