Title :
80 Gb/s polarization-independent optical demultiplexing in highly nonlinear Bismuth-oxide fiber
Author :
Salem, R. ; Lenihan, A.S. ; Carter, G.M. ; Murphy, T.E.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD
Abstract :
We report a polarization-independent 80 Gb/s optical demultiplexer based on cross-phase modulation in 2 meters of bismuth-oxide fiber. We show error- and penalty-free performance even when the polarization state is randomly scrambled.
Keywords :
bismuth compounds; demultiplexing; light polarisation; optical communication equipment; optical modulation; Bi2O3; bit rate 80 Gbit/s; cross-phase modulation; nonlinear bismuth-oxide fiber; polarization state; polarization-independent optical demultiplexing; randomly scrambled; Band pass filters; Clocks; Demultiplexing; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Ultrafast optics; (060.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers; (060.4510) Optical communications; (060.7140) Ultrafast processes in fibers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4627874
