Title :
160-Gb/s optical-time-division multiplexing with PPLN hybrid integrated planar lightwave circuit
Author :
Ohara, T. ; Takara, H. ; Shake, I. ; Mori, K. ; Kawanishi, S. ; Mino, S. ; Yamada, T. ; Ishii, M. ; Kitoh, T. ; Kitagawa, T. ; Parameswaran, K.R. ; Fejer, M.M.
Author_Institution :
NTT Network Innovation Labs., NTT Corp., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
160-Gb/s (20 Gb/s /spl times/ 8) optical time-division-multiplexing is demonstrated using a multiplexer based on periodically poled lithium niobate hybrid integrated planar lightwave circuits. With this multiplexer, eight 20-Gb/s signals are independently modulated and time division multiplexed all-optically. To confirm the quality of the multiplexed signal, it was demultiplexed and bit error rates were measured. The measured power penalties are less than 2.2 dB.
Keywords :
error statistics; lithium compounds; multiplexing equipment; multiwave mixing; optical modulation; optical planar waveguides; time division multiplexing; 160 Gbit/s; 160-Gb/s optical-time-division multiplexing; LiNbO/sub 3/; OTDM; PPLN hybrid integrated planar lightwave circuit; all-optical signal modulation; bit error rates; multiplexed signal quality; nonlinear optics; optical signal processing; periodically poled LiNbO/sub 3/; power penalties; Circuits; Clocks; Integrated optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical crosstalk; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical modulation; Optical signal processing; Optical waveguides;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/LPT.2002.806889
