Title :
High-resolution control of optical phase for code-empowered networking
Author :
Etemad, S. ; Agarwal, A. ; Banwell, T. ; Delfyett, P. ; Galli, S. ; Jackel, J. ; Little, B. ; Menendez, R. ; Toliver, P.
Author_Institution :
Telcordia Technol.
Abstract :
The ability to modify the individual optical phases of close-spaced, phase-locked laser lines underlies spectrally phase encoded optical-CDMA networks offering signal obscurity and scrambling, passive code-exchange and routing, and spectral efficiency comparable to DWDM
Keywords :
code division multiple access; optical fibre networks; optical variables control; phase coding; telecommunication network routing; DWDM; close-spaced laser lines; code-empowered networking; high-resolution control; optical phase; optical-CDMA networks; passive code-exchange; phase-locked laser lines; signal obscurity; signal routing; signal scrambling; spectral efficiency; spectral phase encoding; Frequency; Integrated optics; Optical control; Optical fiber networks; Optical interferometry; Optical pulse shaping; Optical resonators; Optical signal processing; Signal resolution; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2006 and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. OFC 2006
Conference_Location :
Anaheim, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-803-9
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2006.216032
