Title :
FSK-WDM to IM-OTDM conversion for fiber-to-the-premises access networks
Author :
Olmos, J. J Vegas ; Turkiewicz, J.P. ; Larrode, M. Garcia ; Monroy, I. Tafur ; Koonen, A.M.J. ; Polo, V. ; Ausiro, A. ; Prat, J.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of COBRA Res., Eindhoven Univ. of Technol., Netherlands
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate a FSK-WDM to IM-OTDM conversion system, based on a MZI wavelength converter. The FSK channels data rate is 500 Mbps, while error and power penalty free conversion to 5 Gbps IM-OTDM is reported. Operation at 10 Gbps is also shown.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; frequency shift keying; optical fibre subscriber loops; optical modulation; optical wavelength conversion; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 5 Gbit/s; 500 Mbit/s; FSK channels data; FSK-WDM; IM-OTDM conversion; MZI wavelength converter; fiber-to-the-premises access networks; Bit rate; Frequency shift keying; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical modulation; Optical network units; Optical pumping; Stimulated emission;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.215962
