Demultiplexing of arbitrarily polarized 100 Gb/s words using a twisted fiber nonlinear optical loop mirror

Author

Lou, Janet W. ; Andersen, J.K. ; Stocker, J.C. ; Islam, Md Nurul ; Nolan, D.A.

Author_Institution

Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA

fYear

1999

fDate

28-28 May 1999

Firstpage

205

Lastpage

206

Abstract

Summary form only given. We demonstrate a 100 Gb/s demultiplexer for data with arbitrary input states of polarization using a polarization insensitive, two-wavelength, nonlinear optical loop mirror (2/spl lambda/ NOLM). The device uses 450 m of twisted fiber to achieve polarization sensitivity <0.5 dB, timing window /spl sim/5.5 ps, contrast ratio >15 dB, and Q-parameter >15. Our demultiplexer combines the 2/spl lambda/ NOLM with a local laser and synchronization circuit based on a phase-locked-loop and an acousto-optic modulator and grating in the laser.

Keywords

demultiplexing; diffraction gratings; light polarisation; mirrors; nonlinear optics; optical fibres; sensitivity; 100 Gbit/s; 450 m; Q-parameter; acousto-optic modulator; arbitrarily polarized Gb/s word demultiplexing; arbitrary input states; contrast ratio; grating; local laser; phase-locked-loop; polarization insensitive two-wavelength nonlinear optical loop mirror; polarization sensitivity; synchronization circuit; timing window; twisted fiber nonlinear optical loop mirror; Demultiplexing; Fiber lasers; Fiber nonlinear optics; Mirrors; Nonlinear optical devices; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Optical sensors;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on

Conference_Location

Baltimore, MD, USA

Print_ISBN

1-55752-595-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CLEO.1999.834088

Filename

834088