Title :
Polarization independent Kerr-switch using a polarization diversity loop
Author :
Olsson, Beingt-Erik ; Andrekson, Peter A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Microelectron., Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Goteborg, Sweden
Abstract :
A new polarization independent (<±10.25 dB) non-interferometric switch using the Kerr effect is demonstrated. The scheme has the advantage of using standard dispersion shifted fiber and is insensitive to acoustical disturbances. A new polarization independent switch using the optical Kerr-effect in standard dispersion shifted fiber is demonstrated. The polarization dependence was measured to be less than 0.25 dB and the switch showed error-free operation when demultiplexing data from 40 Gbit/s to 10 Gbit/s
Keywords :
optical Kerr effect; optical communication equipment; optical fibre dispersion; optical switches; 10 Gbit/s; 40 Gbit/s; Kerr effect; acoustical disturbances; data demultiplexing; error-free operation; optical Kerr-effect; polarization diversity loop; polarization independent Kerr-switch; polarization independent non-interferometric switch; standard dispersion shifted fiber; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber polarization; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Pulse modulation; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Communication, 1998. 24th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Madrid
Print_ISBN :
84-89900-14-0
DOI :
10.1109/ECOC.1998.732494
