• DocumentCode
    3004473
  • Title

    Automatic All-Optical Detection in Polarization-Division-Multiplexing System Using Power Unbalanced Transmission

  • Author

    Yan, L.-S. ; Zhang, B. ; Belisle, A. ; Willner, A.E. ; Yao, X. Steve

  • Author_Institution
    Gen. Photonics Corp., Chino
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate a novel, automatic all-optical detection scheme in a polarization-division-multiplexing (PDM) system using power unbalanced transmission. Concept proof with >30-dB ER between orthogonal polarization states and 1.12-Tb/s (14times2times40-Gb/s) PDM transmission over 62-km link is demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    light polarisation; multiplexing; optical communication; automatic all-optical detection; bit rate 1.12 Tbit/s; orthogonal polarization states; polarization-division-multiplexing system; power unbalanced transmission; Erbium; High speed optical techniques; Optical crosstalk; Optical feedback; Optical fiber communication; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Optical receivers; Photodetectors; Stimulated emission;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4452571
  • Filename
    4452571