• DocumentCode
    1746301
  • Title

    Increasing line rate by combining ETDM and OTDM in a semiconductor Mach-Zehnder modulator

  • Author

    Fenghai Liu ; Xueyan Zheng ; Pedersen, R.J.S. ; Jeppesen, P. ; Fraser, J. ; Bainbridge, J.D. ; Cox, M.

  • Author_Institution
    Res. Center COM, Tech. Univ. Denmark, Lyngby, Denmark
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    17-22 March 2001
  • Abstract
    Line rate is doubled by combining electrical time division multiplexing (ETDM) and OTDM techniques in a semiconductor Mach-Zehnder modulator. 20 Gb/s optical signal is successfully generated using a 10 GHz commercial module to multiplex two 10 Gb/s signals.
  • Keywords
    electro-optical modulation; modules; optical communication equipment; optical pulse generation; telecommunication signalling; time division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 20 Gbit/s; ETDM; GHz commercial module; Gb/s optical signal generation; Gb/s signals; OTDM; electrical time division multiplexing; line rate doubling; semiconductor Mach-Zehnder modulator; High speed optical techniques; Optical crosstalk; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical network units; Optical pulses; Optical refraction; Optical variables control; Pulse modulation; Space vector pulse width modulation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Fiber Communication Conference and Exhibit, 2001. OFC 2001
  • Conference_Location
    Anaheim, CA, USA
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-655-9
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    927884