DocumentCode
1378296
Title
All-optical switch for TDM and WDM/TDM systems demonstrated in a 640 Gbit/s demultiplexing experiment
Author
Diez, S. ; Ludwig, R. ; Weber, H.G.
Author_Institution
Heinrich-Hertz Inst. fur Nachrichtentech. GmbH, Berlin, Germany
Volume
34
Issue
8
fYear
1998
fDate
4/16/1998 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
803
Lastpage
805
Abstract
A novel interferometric switch is presented that exhibits high linearity, high switching contrast, low noise, wide bandwidth and low crosstalk. The switching principle, which is based on refractive index modulation in a wavelength band far from the gain region of a semiconductor-optical amplifier, is successfully demonstrated in an error-free 640 Gbit/s demultiplexing experiment
Keywords
demultiplexing; light interferometry; optical crosstalk; optical modulation; optical noise; photonic switching systems; refractive index; time division multiplexing; wavelength division multiplexing; 640 Gbit/s; TDM systems; WDM/TDM systems; all-optical switch; demultiplexing experiment; high linearity; high switching contrast; interferometric switch; low crosstalk; low noise; refractive index modulation; semiconductor-optical amplifier; wide bandwidth;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Electronics Letters
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0013-5194
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/el:19980579
Filename
674935
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