Title :
Bit-rate-variable and order-switchable optical multiplexing of 160-Gbit/s PRBS data using tunable optical delays
Author :
Wu, Xiaoxia ; Wang, Jian ; Yilmaz, Omer F. ; Nuccio, Scott R. ; Bogoni, Antonella ; Willner, Alan E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. - Syst., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate 160-Gbit/s PRBS data multiplexing with tunable rate and order using switchable optical delays and conversion/dispersion based tunable optical delay. Less than 9 dB penalty at 10-9 BER is observed after demultiplexing the 160-Gbit/s PRBS data to 40-Gbit/s.
Keywords :
multiplexing; optical delay lines; optical fibre dispersion; optical tuning; random sequences; PRBS; bit rate 160 Gbit/s; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; bit rate variability; optical fibre LAN; order-switchable optical multiplexing; pseudorandom bit sequence generator; switchable optical delays; tunable optical delays; Bit error rate; Delay lines; Laser tuning; Optical feedback; Optical pulses; Optical transmitters; Optical tuning; Propagation delay; Tunable circuits and devices; Wavelength conversion;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1
