Title :
Time slot interchanging using semiconductor laser amplifiers
Author :
Yao, JingTao ; Barnsley, P. ; Walker, N. ; O´Mahony, M.
fDate :
6/10/1993 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A four-channel optical time slot interchange switching experiment operating at 2.5 Gbit/s is reported. The system is based on a parallel switch fabric incorporating semiconductor laser amplifier gates and fibre delay lines. A sensitivity penalty of 0.2 dB for straight through operation, and 0.7 dB for fully interchanged time slots was observed.
Keywords :
digital communication systems; error statistics; laser beam applications; optical communication equipment; optical links; optical switches; semiconductor lasers; switching systems; time division multiplexing; 2.5 Gbit/s; BER; amplifier gates; bit error rate; fibre delay lines; four-channel; optical fibre links; optical time slot interchange switching; parallel switch fabric; semiconductor laser amplifiers;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:19930702
