Title :
Optical phase coding for code-division multiple access networks
Author :
Griffin, R.A. ; Sampson, D.D. ; Jackson, D.A.
Author_Institution :
Lab. of Phys., Kent Univ., Canterbury, UK
Abstract :
An all-optical code-division multiple access (CDMA) network is presented which uses optical phase information to encode and decode transmitted data from a low-coherence source, using simple, compact, reconfigurable optical delay networks. The use of a master encoding network to provide a reference for the system is demonstrated experimentally, and examples of phase codes ensuring minimum interference between users are given.<>
Keywords :
code division multiple access; encoding; optical links; CDMA network; all-optical code-division multiple access; data encoding; decode; low-coherence source; master encoding network; minimum interference; optical phase coding; optical phase information; phase codes; reconfigurable optical delay networks; transmitted data; user interference; Decoding; Delay; Encoding; Multiaccess communication; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical pulses; Optical receivers; Optical signal processing; Optical transmitters;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
