title: Clock-distribution with instantaneous synchronization for 160 Gbit/s optical time-domain multiplexed systems packet transmission.
abstract: We demonstrate for the first time, to our knowledge, a clock-distribution method for ultra-high-speed optical time-domain multiplexed systems data packets that provides instantaneous synchronization, fast locking/unlocking times, and a highly stable bursty clock, enabling error-free operation of 160 to 10 Gbit/s time demultiplexing with a power penalty of 1.5 dB after 51 km transmission in standard single-mode fiber (ITU G.652).
authors.affiliation: COBRA Research Institute, Eindhoven University of Technology, P.O. Box 513, NL-5600 Eindhoven, The Netherlands. f.gomez‑agis@tue.nl
authors.forename: Fausto
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Gomez-Agis
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Calabretta
authors.forename: Aaron
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Albores-Mejia
authors.forename: Harm J S
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Dorren