Title :
A directly modulated pulse-compressed and time-multiplexed optical source for high-speed multiple-access networks
Author :
Lu, Yin-Chen ; Zhou, Ping ; Cheng, Julian
Author_Institution :
Center for High Technol. Mater., New Mexico Univ., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
A compact multiplexing scheme for high-capacity gigabit-per-second time-division multiple-access (TDMA) networks is described. The optical data pulses from an array of surface-emitting lasers are individually modulated, time compressed, relatively time delayed, and bit interleaved to form a single high-speed data stream, all in one simple process requiring a minimum of hardware.<>
Keywords :
optical communication equipment; optical modulation; semiconductor laser arrays; time division multiple access; time division multiplexing; VCSEL; compact multiplexing scheme; high-speed data stream; high-speed multiple-access networks; modulated pulse-compressed optical source; optical data pulses; surface-emitting lasers; time-division multiple-access networks; time-multiplexed optical source; Delay effects; Hardware; High speed optical techniques; Optical arrays; Optical modulation; Optical pulses; Pulse compression methods; Pulse modulation; Surface emitting lasers; Time division multiple access;
Journal_Title :
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
