Title :
Optical-TDMA channel selection using electroabsorption modulator with dual frequency drive
Author :
Lucek, J.K. ; Gunning, P. ; Moodie, D.G. ; Smith, K. ; Ellis, A.D. ; Pitcher, D.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK
fDate :
1/2/1997 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The authors demonstrate the use of an electroabsorption modulator to select a 2.5 Gbit/s channel from a 40 Gbit/s TDMA data stream. The channel selector is synchronised by means of a distributed optical clock
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; optical communication equipment; telecommunication channels; time division multiple access; 2.5 Gbit/s; 40 Gbit/s; data stream; distributed optical clock; dual frequency drive; electroabsorption modulator; optical-TDMA channel selection;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19970044
