Title :
All-optical demultiplexing of 640 Gbit/s OTDM-DPSK signal using a semiconductor SMZ switch
Author :
Hirooka, Toshihiko ; Okazaki, Masatada ; Hirano, Toshiyuki ; Guan, Pengyu ; Nakazawa, Masataka ; Nakamura, Shigeru
Author_Institution :
Res. Inst. of Electr. Commun., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan
Abstract :
The all-optical demultiplexing of a 640 Gbit/s OTDM signal is successfully demonstrated using a symmetric Mach-Zehnder switch incorporating SOAs. An ultrafast switching gate as narrow as 1.4 ps is realised, which facilitates low-penalty demultiplexing.
Keywords :
demultiplexing; differential phase shift keying; optical communication; semiconductor optical amplifiers; semiconductor switches; OTDM-DPSK signal; SOA; all-optical demultiplexing; bit rate 640 Gbit/s; semiconductor SMZ switch; symmetric Mach-Zehnder switch; ultrafast switching gate; Demultiplexing; Fiber nonlinear optics; Optical distortion; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical signal processing; Optical switches; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1
