Time-slot interchange of 40 Gbits/s variable length optical packets using conversion-dispersion-based tunable delays.
We demonstrate tunable time-slot interchange of 40 Gbits/s optical data packets using a conversion-dispersion-based tunable optical delay element. Odd and even data packets are extracted from an input signal, delayed relative to one another in a highly dispersive medium, and then multiplexed back together. Tunability is demonstrated by operating with two different packet lengths, 182 and 288 bits/packet, and a bit error rate of <10(-9) is achieved.
Yilmaz
Omer F
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Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089, USA. oyilmaz@usc.edu
Christen
Louis
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Wu
Xiaoxia
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Nuccio
Scott R
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Fazal
Irfan
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Willner
Alan E
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