Title :
Precise low-cost optical time multiplexer based on the birefringence of polarization maintaining fibers
Author :
Nguyen, An Truong ; Lazzeri, Emma ; Ghelfi, Paolo ; Bogoni, Antonella ; Poti, Luca
Author_Institution :
CEIIC, Scuola Superiore Sant´´Anna, Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
A novel scheme of optical time multiplexer is presented, based on the high birefringence of polarization maintaining fiber. The scheme is highly precise, and its fiber-only construction reduces the multiplexer loss and cost.
Keywords :
birefringence; light polarisation; time division multiplexing; birefringence; fiber-only construction; multiplexer loss; optical time multiplexer; polarization maintaining fibers; Birefringence; Bit rate; Delay; Multiplexing; Optical attenuators; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical fiber polarization; Optical pulses;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2009. ECOC '09. 35th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vienna
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-5096-1
