Title :
Serial OTDM for 100 Gbit-Ethernet applications
Author :
Ellis, A.D. ; Chow, C.W.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. Coll. Cork, Ireland
fDate :
4/13/2006 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A novel transmitter for 100 Gbit-Ethernet applications is proposed, based on the serial cascade of two 50 Gbit/s inverse-return-to-zero (also known as dark soliton) transmitters based on Mach-Zehnder modulators. The proposed transmitter and demultiplexer system uses commercially available components optimised for 40 Gbit/s applications. A 2.9 dB penalty at 100 Gbit/s is obtained using a single-stage OTDM demultiplexer and a preamplified receiver.
Keywords :
optical fibre LAN; optical modulation; optical transmitters; time division multiplexing; 50 Gbit/s; Ethernet applications; Mach-Zehnder modulators; dark soliton; demultiplexer system; inverse-return-to-zero; optical transmitter; serial optical time domain multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Electronics Letters
DOI :
10.1049/el:20060385
