Title :
Optical time-division channel drop and demultiplexing at 4:1 bit rate using a single Mach-Zehnder modulator in a fiber loop
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Phys., Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
Abstract :
A new optical time division demultiplexing technique is presented using a Mach-Zehdner modulator in a fiber loop mirror. Bit-error rate measurements show high- performance 4:1 demultiplexing of an 80 Gb/s optical signal to 20 Gb/s channels.
Keywords :
demultiplexing; mirrors; optical fibres; optical modulation; time division multiplexing; bit-error rate; channel drop; demultiplexing; fiber loop mirror; optical time-division; single Mach-Zehnder modulator; Bit rate; Demultiplexing; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Pulse modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Internet, 2007 and the 2007 32nd Australian Conference on Optical Fibre Technology. COIN-ACOFT 2007. Joint International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Melbourne, VIC
Print_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-3-3
Electronic_ISBN :
978-0-9775657-3-3
DOI :
10.1109/COINACOFT.2007.4519167