Title :
Comparative analysis of high-speed OTDM add/drop multiplexing with conventional and gain-transparent MZI gates
Author :
De Melo, Alessandro Marques ; Randel, Sebastian ; Petermann, Klaus
Author_Institution :
Technische Univ. Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
We investigate the feasibility of conventional and gain transparent (GT) SOA-MZI gates for high-speed add/drop multiplexing (ADM). ADM from an aggregate bit rate of 320 Gbit/s to base data rates of 10 Gbit/s, 40 Gbit/s and 80 Gbit/s is demonstrated by means of numerical simulations. Such high bit rates become feasible when using a modified SOA-MZI setup where independent phase shift optimization is performed for drop and clear ports, simultaneously.
Keywords :
optical fibre amplifiers; semiconductor optical amplifiers; time division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 320 Gbit/s; 40 Gbit/s; 80 Gbit/s; comparative analysis; gain-transparent MZI gates; high-speed OTDM add-drop multiplexing; phase shift optimization; semiconductor optical amplifiers; time division multiplexing; Aggregates; Bit rate; High speed optical techniques; Numerical simulation; Phase modulation; Phase shifters; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Spine; Stimulated emission; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Transparent Optical Networks, 2005, Proceedings of 2005 7th International Conference
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9236-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICTON.2005.1506140
