Title :
Optical auto-correlation peak discriminator for optical CDMA signal detection
Author :
Fok, Mable P. ; Deng, Yanhua ; Prucnal, PAul R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ, USA
Abstract :
We experimentally demonstrate a compact optical auto-correlation peak discriminator based on four-wave mixing in a highly-nonlinear bismuth-oxide fiber. The discriminator rejects cross-correlation peaks, thus improves the detection of optical CDMA signal and removes the error-floor.
Keywords :
code division multiple access; multiwave mixing; optical correlation; signal detection; cross-correlation peaks; error-floor; four-wave mixing; highly nonlinear bismuth-oxide fiber; optical CDMA signal detection; oumlptical auto-correlation; peak discriminator; Autocorrelation; Fiber nonlinear optics; Multiaccess communication; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical mixing; Optical receivers; Optical sensors; Signal detection; (190.4370) Nonlinear optics, fibers; (190.4380) Nonlinear optics, four-wave mixing;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
