Title :
Ultrafast reflective optical Kerr demultiplexer using polarisation rotation mirror
Author :
Morioka, T. ; Takara, Hidehiko ; Mori, Kazuo ; Saruwatari, M.
Author_Institution :
NTT Transmission Syst. Lab., Kanagawa, Japan
fDate :
3/12/1992 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A novel all-optical switching scheme in a reflective mode is proposed and its stable 60 Gbit/s operation at 1.307 mu m demonstrated. The scheme uses a 90 degrees polarisation rotation on reflection to compensate for birefringence phase turbulence in the Kerr media.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; light polarisation; mirrors; multiplexing equipment; optical Kerr effect; optical switches; 1.307 micron; 60 Gbit/s; all-optical switching scheme; birefringence compensation; birefringence phase turbulence; optical communication; polarisation rotation mirror; ultrafast reflective optical Kerr demultiplexer;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19920328
