• DocumentCode
    747264
  • Title

    High-speed data transmission on an optical fiber using a byte-wide WDM system

  • Author

    Loeb, M.L. ; Stilwell, G.R., Jr.

  • Author_Institution
    IBM Corp., Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
  • Volume
    6
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    8/1/1988 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1306
  • Lastpage
    1311
  • Abstract
    The advantages and problems of using wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) to transmit byte-wide data in parallel through a single-mode optical fiber are studied. The principle problem which is particular to byte-wide transmission is shown to be bit skew caused by group delays of the different transmission wavelengths. The aggregate bit rate of the byte-wide link is shown to be equal to the aggregate bit rate of the serial link for all byte sizes
  • Keywords
    data communication systems; frequency division multiplexing; optical communication; optical fibres; optical information processing; optical links; aggregate bit rate; bit skew; byte-wide WDM system; group delays; optical fiber; serial link; transmission wavelengths; wavelength division multiplexing; Aggregates; Bit rate; Circuits; Connectors; Data communication; Optical fibers; Optical receivers; Optical transmitters; Propagation delay; Protocols; Wavelength division multiplexing;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Lightwave Technology, Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0733-8724
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/50.4135
  • Filename
    4135