DocumentCode
1299946
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
Volume
34
Issue
1
fYear
1998
fDate
1/8/1998 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
101
Lastpage
103
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19980034
Filename
654549
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