Title :
Simultaneous conversion of 40 Gb/s OTDM to 4 × 10 Gb/s WDM signals using a time- and wavelength-interleaved pulsed source
Author :
Lei, Gordon K P ; Fok, Mable P. ; Shu, Chester
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. Eng., Chinese Univ. of Hong Kong, Shatin
Abstract :
We demonstrate 40 Gb/s OTDM to 4 times 10 Gb/s WDM conversion by cross-absorption modulation of time- and wavelength-interleaved laser pulses in an electro-absorption modulator. Error-free operation is obtained in all the converted outputs.
Keywords :
time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; electro-absorption modulator; error-free operation; optical time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; wavelength-interleaved pulsed source; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Optical wavelength conversion; Pulse modulation; Wavelength conversion; Wavelength division multiplexing; (060.2330) Fiber optics communications; (060.4230) Multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication - incudes post deadline papers, 2009. OFC 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2606-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-865-0
