Title :
Coherent optical CDMA networks
Author :
Marhic, Michel E.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL, USA
Abstract :
Recent work in optical code-division multiple access (CDMA) is reviewed, progressing from incoherent to coherent techniques. It is shown that under appropriate conditions, coherent CDMA can in principle rival wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) in terms of aggregate network throughput. Furthermore, it is shown that at high data rates, some of the components for WDM are coherent CDMA networks are nearly identical, indicating a similarity between the two approaches. CDMA retains a coding aspect which may prove attractive in security applications
Keywords :
broadband networks; code division multiple access; data communication systems; decoding; optical links; security of data; code-division multiple access; coherent CDMA networks; coherent techniques; high data rates; network throughput; optical CDMA networks; optical fibre links; security applications; Aggregates; Delay lines; Multiaccess communication; Optical devices; Optical fiber networks; Optical filters; Optical interferometry; Optical pulses; Optical signal processing; Wavelength division multiplexing;
Journal_Title :
Lightwave Technology, Journal of
