We demonstrated a 8times10 Gb/s optical time-division-multiplexed (OTDM) transmission system over 300 km, using self-cascaded electroabsorption modulator (SCEAM) to demultiplex 10-Gb/s tributary signal in the receiver. By using SCEAM in the demultiplexer, which decreases the width of switching window of the demultiplexer by more than 50% (from ~30 to ~15 ps), an error-free demultiplexing is obtained with a sensitivity of -19 dBm, and a power penalty of 1.4 dB is achieved over the back-to-back case
Published in:
Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE
(Volume:18
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Issue:
23
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Date of Publication:
Dec.1, 2006
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2541
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2543
- ISSN :
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1041-1135
- INSPEC Accession Number:
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9196945
- Digital Object Identifier :
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10.1109/LPT.2006.887203
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Journals & Magazines
- Date of Current Version :
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19 December 2006
- Issue Date :
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Dec.1, 2006
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IEEE Photonics Society