Title :
OTDM add-drop multiplexer using a saw-tooth pulse shaper
Author :
Parmigiani, F. ; Petropoulos, P. ; Ibsen, M. ; Ng, T.T. ; Richardson, D.J.
Author_Institution :
Optoelectron. Res. Centre, Univ. of Southampton, Southampton
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate the use of saw-tooth control pulses to enhance the performance of time-domain add-drop multiplexers based on cross-phase modulation in fibre and subsequent offset filtering.
Keywords :
multiplexing equipment; nonlinear optics; optical communication equipment; optical fibre filters; optical fibre networks; optical modulation; optical pulse shaping; phase modulation; telecommunication control; time division multiplexing; OTDM; cross-phase modulation; nonlinear fibre; optical fibre networks; optical time division multiplexing; saw-tooth control pulse shaper; subsequent offset filtering; time-domain add-drop multiplexers; Add-drop multiplexers; Optical filters; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulse shaping; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements; Pulse modulation; Pulse shaping methods; Shape control; Space vector pulse width modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2008. ECOC 2008. 34th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Brussels
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2227-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2228-9
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2008.4729560
