Bit-rate flexible all-optical demultiplexing using a nonlinear optical loop mirror

15 April 1993

journal article
Published by Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in Electronics Letters

Vol. 29 (8) , 702-703
https://doi.org/10.1049/el:19930470

Abstract

The nonlinear optical loop mirror is shown to be capable of demultiplexing 20 Gbit/s pulses from a continuous 40 Gbit/s data stream. Bit error rate measurements are presented for a demultiplexed 10Gbit/s channel, and the sensitivity of the error rate to timing jitter between the signal and clock pulses is examined. Bit-rate flexible demultiplexing can be achieved.

Keywords

BIT RATE FLEXIBILITY
BER
SIGNAL PULSES
CLOCK PULSES
10 TO 40 GBIT/S
DEMULTIPLEXING
TIMING JITTER
NONLINEAR OPTICAL LOOP MIRROR
BIT ERROR RATE
DATA STREAM