Title :
All-optical modulation and time-division-multiplexing of 100 Gbit/s signal using quasi-phase matched mixing in LiNbO3 waveguides
Author :
Kawanishi, S. ; Chou, M.H. ; Fujiura, K. ; Fejer, M.M. ; Morioka, T.
Author_Institution :
NTT Network Innovation Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
fDate :
8/31/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
All-optical modulation and time-division multiplexing is experimentally demonstrated using quasi-phase matched mixing in an LiNbO 3 waveguide. A 100 GHz, 1.543 μm clock is modulated by two channels of 10 Gbit/s signals to generate 1.559 μm subchannels in a 100 Gbit/s signal
Keywords :
lithium compounds; multiwave mixing; optical materials; optical modulation; optical phase matching; optical pulse generation; optical waveguides; telecommunication channels; time division multiplexing; μm subchannel generation; 1.543 mum; 1.599 mum; 100 Gbit/s; Gbit/s signal; LiNbO3; LiNbO3 waveguide; all-optical modulation; quasi-phase matched mixing; time-division-multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20001125
