Title :
Sources for ultra-high bit rate telecommunication based on an EA modulator in conjunction with soliton compression
Author :
Chernikov, S.V. ; Guy, M.J. ; Taylor, J.R. ; Moodie, D.G.
Author_Institution :
Femtosecond Opt. Group, Imperial Coll. of Sci., Technol. & Med., London, UK
Abstract :
In the work presented here we demonstrate the use of linear and nonlinear compression techniques to extend the range of applications of such a source in order to make it suitable for use as a source for optical time division multiplexing (OTDM) up to 1 TBit/s and also as a low repetition rate master source for optical demultiplexing and processing. In conclusion we have demonstrated a number of different techniques, both linear and nonlinear, for the compression of pulses generated by an electroabsorption (EA) modulator. Using linear phase modulation and dispersive chirp compensation we have shown a compression factor of 1.7, while nonlinear techniques have been shown to be capable of compression factors of up to 28
Keywords :
electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; high-speed optical techniques; optical communication equipment; optical information processing; optical pulse compression; optical solitons; time division multiplexing; 1 Tbit/s; EA modulator; OTDM; compression factor; dispersive chirp compensation; electroabsorption modulator; linear compression techniques; linear phase modulation; low repetition rate master source; nonlinear compression techniques; nonlinear techniques; optical demultiplexing; optical processing; optical pulse compression; optical time division multiplexing; soliton compression; ultra-high bit rate telecommunication;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Solitons: Principles and Applications, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
Birmingham
DOI :
10.1049/ic:19960539
