100 Gb/s optical time-division multiplexed networks

Journal of Lightwave Technology

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 2086-2100

  Hamilton, Scott A ^a   Robinson, Bryan S ^a   Murphy, Thomas E ^a,b   Savage, Shelby Jay ^a   Ippen, Erich P ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c USA   (United States)

Author keywords

3R regeneration; Address comparison; Demultiplexing; Folded ultrafast nonlinear interferometer; Intersymbol interference; Laser amplifiers; Long haul transmission; Optical communication; Optical logic devices; Optical logic gates; Optical packet switching; Optical processing; Optical propagation; Optical switching; Optical time division multiplexing; Polarization stabilization; Pulse time modulation; Pulse position modulation; Rate conversion; Synchronization; Time division multi access; Time division multiplexing; Ultrafast networks; Ultrafast nonlinear interferometer

Indexed keywords

BOOLEAN FUNCTIONS; CRYPTOGRAPHY; FIBER OPTICS; INTERFEROMETERS; LASER PULSES; LIGHT PROPAGATION; LOGIC GATES; PACKET NETWORKS; PACKET SWITCHING; QUALITY OF SERVICE; TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXING; ULTRAFAST PHENOMENA;

DIGITAL REGENERATION; NETWORK MANAGEMENT; OPTICAL LOGIC GATES; OPTICAL PULSES; OPTICAL TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXED NETWORKS; ULTRAFAST NONLINEAR INTERFEROMETERS;

FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS;

EID: 0037005602     PISSN: 07338724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JLT.2002.806781     Document Type: Article

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