Title :
Fiber-Looped LiNbO3 Mach-Zehnder Modulator for 160 Gb/s Optical Time Division Demultiplexing and it´s Comparison to an Electro-Absorption Modulator
Author_Institution :
Centre for Ultrahigh bandwidth Devices for Opt. Syst. (CUDOS), Univ. of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
Optical time-division demultiplexing a 160 Gb/s signal to 40 Gb/s tributaries by novel method of LiNbO3 amplitude modulator connected in a fiber-loop demonstrates lower bit-error rate power penalty than using a high performance electro-absorption modulator.
Keywords :
amplitude modulation; demultiplexing equipment; electro-optical modulation; electroabsorption; error statistics; lithium compounds; optical communication equipment; optical fibre communication; optical materials; time division multiplexing; LiNbO3; amplitude modulator; bit rate 160 Gbit/s; bit rate 40 Gbit/s; bit-error rate; electro-absorption modulator; fiber-looped Mach-Zehnder modulator; optical time division demultiplexing; power penalty; Amplitude modulation; Fiber nonlinear optics; High speed optical techniques; Optical devices; Optical fiber polarization; Optical modulation; Optical pumping; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber communication/National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference, 2008. OFC/NFOEC 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-856-8
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2008.4528372
