Simultaneous OTDM demultiplexing and detection using an electroabsorption modulator

Authors
Kaman, V Keating, AJ Zhang, SZ Bowers, JE
Citation
V. Kaman et al., Simultaneous OTDM demultiplexing and detection using an electroabsorption modulator, IEEE PHOTON, 12(6), 2000, pp. 711-713
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science
Journal title
IEEE PHOTONICS TECHNOLOGY LETTERS
ISSN journal
10411135 → ACNP
Volume
12
Issue
6
Year of publication
2000
Pages
711 - 713
Database
ISI
SICI code
1041-1135(200006)12:6<711:SODADU>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
A traveling-wave electroabsorption modulator is used to simultaneously demu ltiplex and electrically detect a single 10-Gb/s channel from a 20-Gb/s opt ical time-division multiplexed data stream while transmitting the other cha nnel in an optically transparent manner. A bit-error-rate penalty of 0.5 dB and an error floor were observed for the dropped channel due to residual a bsorption of the other channel. Error-free operation was achieved for the t ransparent channel.