Title :
5 Gbit/s transmission through an all-fiber-optic add/drop device based on a microsphere whispering-gallery-resonance system
Author :
Cai, M. ; Hedekvist, P.O. ; Vahala, K.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Appl. Phys., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Abstract :
15 GHz bandwidth and 23 dB extinction ratio have been realized for a taper-resonator-taper add/drop device. The BER performance of the system has shown only 1 dB penalty at 5 Gbit/s and no signs of an error floor.
Keywords :
micro-optics; micromechanical resonators; optical fiber communication; optical resonators; wavelength division multiplexing; 5 Gbit/s; BER performance; GHz bandwidth; Gbit/s transmission; all-fiber-optic add/drop device; dB extinction ratio; error floor; microsphere whispering-gallery-resonance system; taper-resonator-taper add/drop device; Bandwidth; Bit error rate; Couplings; Extinction ratio; Fiber lasers; High speed optical techniques; Optical fiber couplers; Optical fiber devices; Resonance; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868299
