A novel scheme for generating optical dark return-to-zero pulses and its application in a label switching optical network

被引:10
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作者
Yu, Jianjun [1 ]
Xu, Lei
Yeo, Yong-Kee
Ji, Philip Nan
Wang, Ting
Chang, Gee-Kung
机构
[1] NEC Labs Amer, Princeton, NJ 08540 USA
[2] Georgia Inst Technol, Sch Elect & Comp Engn, Atlanta, GA 30332 USA
关键词
dark-pulse generation; gain saturation effect; label erasure; optical label switching (OLS); optical network; semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA);
D O I
10.1109/LPT.2006.877615
中图分类号
TM [电工技术]; TN [电子技术、通信技术];
学科分类号
0808 ; 0809 ;
摘要
We experimentally demonstrate a novel and simple method to generate a dark return-to-zero (RZ) pulse with tunable pulsewidth and extinction ratio by using a dual-arm LiNbO3 intensity modulator. Our experimental results show that this dark RZ pulse signal can be used in a 10-Gb/s optical packet switching system as an optical label. In addition, we demonstrate that this dark RZ label can be easily erased using the gain saturation effect in a semiconductor optical amplifier.
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页码:1524 / 1526
页数:3
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