Title :
Demonstration of optical timeslot interchanging through 2×2 crosspoints and feedforward delay lines
Author :
Hunter, D.K. ; Andonovic, I. ; Barnsley, P.E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Electr. Eng., Strathclyde Univ., Glasgow, UK
fDate :
5/26/1994 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An experimental demonstration of an optical timeslot interchanger operating at 720 Mbit/s is described. The architecture comprises 2×2 lithium niobate optical switches and fibre delay lines. A full BER characterisation is presented
Keywords :
delay lines; integrated optics; lithium compounds; multiplexing equipment; optical communication equipment; optical switches; time division multiplexing; 2×2 crosspoints; 2×2 lithium niobate optical switches; 720 Mbit/s; LiNbO3; TDM; architecture; feedforward delay lines; fibre delay lines; full BER characterisation; optical timeslot interchanger; optical timeslot interchanging; time division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19940602
