Title :
80 Gbit/s OTDM using electroabsorption modulators
Author :
Marcenac, D.D. ; Ellis, A.D. ; Moodie, D.G.
Author_Institution :
British Telecom Res. Labs., Ipswich, UK
fDate :
1/8/1998 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
An 80 Gbit/s (8×10 Gbit/s) OTDM system, constructed entirely with electroabsorption modulators (EAM) as the active components, is presented. A tandem EAM pulse source with a simple dual frequency drive generates transform limited 4.5 ps pulses. At the receiver, the 10 Gbit/s channels are demultiplexed from 80 Gbit/s in a single step using a low polarisation sensitivity EAM. Error free operation with a sensitivity of -21.5 dBm is achieved
Keywords :
demultiplexing; digital communication; electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; optical fibre communication; 10 Gbit/s; 4.5 ps; 80 Gbit/s; OTDM system; demultiplexing; dual frequency drive; electroabsorption modulators; error free operation; optical TDM; tandem EAM pulse source; transform limited pulses;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19980034
