Title :
OTDM add-drop multiplexer based on XPM-induced wavelength shifting in highly nonlinear fiber
Author :
Li, Jie ; Olsson, Bengt-Erik ; Karlsson, Magnus ; Andrekson, Peter A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Microtechnol. & Nanosci., Chalmers Univ. of Technol., Goteborg, Sweden
Abstract :
OTDM add-drop multiplexing at 80 Gb/s has been demonstrated with a simple and robust 50 m highly nonlinear fiber based (de)multiplexer. The scheme employs cross-phase modulation induced wavelength shifting with subsequent optical filtering.
Keywords :
multiplexing equipment; optical fibre communication; optical filters; optical modulation; phase modulation; time division multiplexing; 50 m; 80 Gbit/s; OTDM; add-drop multiplexer; cross-phase modulation; nonlinear fiber; optical filtering; wavelength shifting;
Conference_Titel :
Optical Fiber Communication Conference, 2004. OFC 2004
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-772-5
