title: All fiber-based 160-Gbit/s add/drop multiplexer incorporating a 1-m-long Bismuth Oxide-based ultra-high nonlinearity fiber.
abstract: We experimentally demonstrate an all fiber-based, compact add/drop multiplexer (ADM) of a 160 Gbit/s optical time division multiplexed signal using only 1-m length of our fabricated Bi2O3-based step index type optical fiber with an ultra-high nonlinearity of ~1100 W-1.km-1 The ADM is based on the cross phase modulation-induced nonlinear polarization rotation principle and simultaneous add/drop operation was easily achieved by use of a polarization beam splitter after the Bi2O3-based nonlinear fiber. Error-free add/drop operation is readily achieved at multiplexed data rates of both 80 Gbit/s and 160 Gbit/s.
authors.forename: Ju Han
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Kazuro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
authors.forename: Tatsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nagashima
authors.forename: Tomoharu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: Seiki
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ohara
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sugimoto