Ultrahigh-speed optical time-division-multiplexed transmission technology based on optical signal processing

IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 2064-2079

  Kawanishi, Satoki ^a,b,c,d  

^a IEEE   (Japan)

^b NTT CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^d JAPAN SOCIETY OF APPLIED PHYSICS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Communication systems; Optical fiber communication; Optical measurements; Optical pulse generation; Optical signal processing; Optical switches; Phase locked loops; Time division multiplexing

Indexed keywords

LASER PULSES; LIGHT PULSE GENERATORS; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; OPTICAL COMMUNICATION; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL SWITCHES; OPTICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; PHASE LOCKED LOOPS; SIGNAL PROCESSING; TECHNOLOGY; TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

DEMULTIPLEXING; OPTICAL SHORT PULSE GENERATORS;

OPTICAL COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT;

EID: 0032204386     PISSN: 00189197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/3.726595     Document Type: Article

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