Title :
160-Gb/s polarization insensitive all-optical demultiplexing using a gain-transparent ultrafast nonlinear interferometer (GT-UNI)
Author :
Schubert, C. ; Berger, J. ; Feiste, U. ; Ludwig, R. ; Schmidt, C. ; Weber, H.G.
Author_Institution :
Heinrich-Hertz-Inst. fur Nachrichtentech. Berlin GmbH, Germany
Abstract :
We report on a polarization-insensitive all-optical demultiplexer based on gain-transparent operation of a semiconductor optical amplifier in an ultrafast nonlinear interferometer (GT-UNI) using polarization diversity. Error-free demultiplexing from 160 to 10 Gb/s is demonstrated.
Keywords :
demultiplexing equipment; high-speed optical techniques; light interferometers; nonlinear optics; optical fibre communication; optical fibre polarisation; semiconductor optical amplifiers; sensitivity; 160 to 10 Gbit/s; Gb/s polarization insensitive all-optical demultiplexing; error-free demultiplexing; gain-transparent operation; gain-transparent ultrafast nonlinear interferometer; polarization diversity; polarization-insensitive all-optical demultiplexer; semiconductor optical amplifier; ultrafast nonlinear interferometer; Delay; Demultiplexing; Optical fiber polarization; Optical interferometry; Optical polarization; Optical refraction; Optical signal processing; Optical switches; Radiative recombination; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
