DocumentCode
751424
Title
Integrated-optic digital-to-analogue converter for recognising multiwavelength pulse patterns
Author
Takiguchi, K. ; Takahashi, H. ; Okuno, M.
Author_Institution
NTT Photonics Labs., NTT Corp., Atsugi
Volume
45
Issue
9
fYear
2009
Firstpage
466
Lastpage
467
Abstract
A planar lightwave circuit based device is proposed that can recognise optical multiwavelength pulse patterns based on digital-to-analogue conversion. The device consists of a splitter with variable splitting ratios, delay lines and an arrayed-waveguide grating based wavelength multiplexer, and requires no optical gates. 80 Gbit/s and four-bit label recognition experiments were successfully carried out with the device.
Keywords
arrayed waveguide gratings; digital-analogue conversion; integrated optics; multiplexing equipment; optical beam splitters; optical delay lines; arrayed-waveguide grating; bit rate 80 Gbit/s; delay lines; integrated-optic digital-to-analogue converter; multiwavelength pulse patterns; planar lightwave circuit; splitter; variable splitting ratios; wavelength multiplexer;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el.2009.0697
Filename
4840300
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