• DocumentCode
    378225
  • Title

    Instantaneous-response low-power simple OTDM demultiplexer by using beat-detection

  • Author

    Akiyama, Tomoyuki ; Wada, Osamu

  • Author_Institution
    Fujitsu Labs. Ltd., Atsugi, Japan
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    2001
  • fDate
    2001
  • Firstpage
    144
  • Abstract
    We propose a novel, ultrafast (instantaneous-response), low-power, simple demultiplexer for optical time division multiplexed signals. It requires no ultrafast optical devices, such as all-optical gates or electroabsorption modulators. Demultiplexing of pulse trains with 2.5 ps separation (equivalent to 400 GHz repetition) was experimentally demonstrated.
  • Keywords
    demultiplexing; demultiplexing equipment; optical fibre communication; photonic switching systems; time division multiplexing; 2.5 ps; 400 GHz; OTDM demultiplexer; all-optical gates; beat-detection; electroabsorption modulators; optical time division multiplexing; Band pass filters; Clocks; High speed optical techniques; Optical devices; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Optical sensors; Ultrafast optics; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Optical Communication, 2001. ECOC '01. 27th European Conference on
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-6705-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ECOC.2001.988858
  • Filename
    988858