Title :
Multi-Gbit/s optical time division multiplexing employing LiNbO3 switches with low-frequency sinewave drive
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich
fDate :
12/8/1988 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A four-channel optical time division multiplexing scheme is presented which employs cascaded optical switches and operates on standard non-return-to-zero format optical data channels. Only low-frequency electrical drive signals at the clock speed of the input channels are required for the switches, and low-jitter output signals are obtained after a complete Mux-Demux operation
Keywords :
digital communication systems; lithium compounds; optical links; time division multiplexing; Mux-Demux operation; cascaded optical switches; clock speed; low-frequency electrical drive signals; low-frequency sinewave drive; low-jitter output signals; optical time division multiplexing; standard non-return-to-zero format optical data channels;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
