Title :
Optical network utilizing nonlinear optic devices - present and future
Author_Institution :
NTT Network Innovation Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
Abstract :
Recent progress in time domain optical signal processing based on optical nonlinear phenomena is discussed to realize optical networks. All-optical time-division multiplexing and add/drop multiplexing experiments are described as key functions of any optical network.
Keywords :
nonlinear optics; optical fibre networks; optical information processing; time division multiplexing; add/drop multiplexing experiments; all-optical time-division multiplexing; nonlinear optical devices; optical fibre network; optical nonlinear phenomena; time domain optical signal processing; High speed optical techniques; Nonlinear optics; Optical fiber networks; Optical interferometry; Optical mixing; Optical pulses; Optical signal processing; Optical switches; Time division multiplexing; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967918
