Title :
Evaluation of switching windows for fast optically-controlled SOA switches
Author :
Toptchiyski, G. ; Petermann, K. ; Diez, S. ; Hilliger, E. ; Schmidt, C. ; Ludwig, R. ; Weber, H.G.
Author_Institution :
Fachgebiet Hochfrequenztech., Tech. Univ. Berlin, Germany
Abstract :
We present a novel algorithm to evaluate the performance of optical demultiplexers from standard switching-window measurements. Investigations of a SLALOM/TOAD demultiplexer for 80 Gb/s and 160 Gb/s show that biasing one arm of the interferometer by a constant phase offset significantly improves its performance.
Keywords :
demultiplexing equipment; light interferometers; optical switches; semiconductor optical amplifiers; 160 Gbit/s; 80 Gbit/s; SLALOM/TOAD demultiplexer; constant phase offset; fast optically-controlled SOA switches; interferometer; optical demultiplexers; standard switching-window measurements; switching windows; Communication switching; Delay effects; Demultiplexing; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical pulses; Optical switches; Pulse measurements; Semiconductor optical amplifiers; Service oriented architecture;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2000
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-630-3
DOI :
10.1109/OFC.2000.868530
