Reduced timing Sensitivity in all-optical switching using flat-top control pulses obtained by the optical fourier transform technique

Leif Katsuo Oxenløwe, Michael Galili, Hans Christian Hansen Mulvad, A. T. Clausen, Palle Jeppesen

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    Abstract

    For high-speed serial data, timing tolerance is crucial for switching and regeneration. We propose a novel scheme to generate flat-top pulses, for use as gating control pulses. The scheme relies on spectral shaping by a square-shaped filter, followed by a linear transformation of the spectral shape into the time domain, referred to as the optical Fourier transform technique. A 3 ps flat-top pulse derived from a 3 nm wide square filter is obtained, and used to gate an all-optical OTDM demultiplexer, yielding an error-free timing jitter tolerance of 3 ps for 80 Gb/s and 160 Gb/s data signals.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationInternational Conference on Photonics in Switching, 2006. PS '06.
    PublisherIEEE
    Publication date2006
    Pages1-3
    ISBN (Print)978-0-7803-9790-3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2006
    EventInternational Conference in Photonics in Switching - Herakleion, Greece
    Duration: 1 Jan 2006 → …

    Conference

    ConferenceInternational Conference in Photonics in Switching
    CityHerakleion, Greece
    Period01/01/2006 → …

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