Simultaneous two-channel OTDM demultiplexing using a single electroabsorption modulator in a novel bidirectional configuration

Electronics Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 21, 1997, Pages 1811-1812

  Phillips, I D ^a   Gloag, A ^a   Moodie, D G ^b   Doran, N J ^a   Bennion, I ^a   Ellis, A D ^b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MARTLESHAM HEATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electroabsorption modulators; Optical communication

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION CHANNELS (INFORMATION THEORY); FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS; LIGHT INTERFERENCE; LIGHT MODULATORS; LIGHT REFLECTION; TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXING;

ELECTROABSORPTION MODULATORS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION;

EID: 0031561218     PISSN: 00135194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/el:19971187     Document Type: Article

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