Title :
160 Gbit/s demultiplexing based on a monolithically integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer
Author :
Heid, M. ; Spalter, S. ; Mohs, G. ; Färbert, A. ; Vogt, W. ; Melchior, H.
Author_Institution :
Opt. Networks, Siemens AG, Munich, Germany
Abstract :
We report on 160 to 10 Gbit/s demultiplexing using a monolithically integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer with semiconductor optical amplifiers. Bit error rates of less than 10-10 were achieved for all tributary channels.
Keywords :
Mach-Zehnder interferometers; demultiplexing; integrated optics; integrated optoelectronics; monolithic integrated circuits; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; time division multiplexing; 10 Gbit/s; 160 Gbit/s; BER; OTDM; SOA; bit error rate; demultiplexing; monolithic integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer; optical TDM; optical time division multiplexing; semiconductor optical amplifiers; Bit error rate; Demultiplexing; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber polarization; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Optical waveguides; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse modulation; Semiconductor optical amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6705-7
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.2001.989060
