ScholarLens Back to search
1994•IEEE Photonics Technology LettersRequires access

Impact of extinction ratio and switching efficiency of nonlinear optical loop mirror demultiplexer on error rate performance

H. Bülow

Open publisher page 5 citations

Abstract

A theory is evaluated that allows the calculation of the worst-case input power penalty of an optical demultiplexer using a nonlinear optical loop mirror (NOLM) as high-speed switch. Due to finite NOLM extinction ratio and switching efficiency reduction there exists a strong dependence of the penalty on the bitrate of the drop channel, which is investigated for different 100 Gbit/s demultiplexer configurations. Assuming a NOLM of 2 km loop fiber, a 20-dB extinction ratio, and a switching pulse EDFA of 14.5 dBm, demultiplexing with a penalty of less than 7 dB should be possible for drop rates between 2.5 GHz and 11.1 GHz.>

About this research paper

What this paper is about

A theory is evaluated that allows the calculation of the worst-case input power penalty of an optical demultiplexer using a nonlinear optical loop mirror (NOLM) as high-speed switch. Due to finite NOLM extinction ratio and switching efficiency reduction there exists a strong dependence of the penalty on the bitrate of the drop channel, which is investigated for different 100 Gbit/s demultiplexer configurations. Assuming a NOLM of 2 km loop fiber, a 20-dB extinction ratio, and a switching pulse EDFA of 14.5 dBm, demultiplexing with a penalty of less than 7 dB should be possible for drop rates between 2.5 GHz and 11.1 GHz.>

Why it matters

OpenAlex reports 5 citations for this work. Citation counts describe recorded attention and do not establish research quality.

Key contribution

A contribution statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Method / approach

Method details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Main findings

Findings are not separately available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Limitations

Limitations are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Applications

Application details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Available abstract

A theory is evaluated that allows the calculation of the worst-case input power penalty of an optical demultiplexer using a nonlinear optical loop mirror (NOLM) as high-speed switch. Due to finite NOLM extinction ratio and switching efficiency reduction there exists a strong dependence of the penalty on the bitrate of the drop channel, which is investigated for different 100 Gbit/s demultiplexer configurations. Assuming a NOLM of 2 km loop fiber, a 20-dB extinction ratio, and a switching pulse EDFA of 14.5 dBm, demultiplexing with a penalty of less than 7 dB should be possible for drop rates between 2.5 GHz and 11.1 GHz.>

Key concepts: Demultiplexer, Extinction ratio, Physics, Multiplexing, Gigabit, Wavelength-division multiplexing, Multiplexer, Bit error rate

Related papers

Related paper 1Related paper 2Related paper 3
Back to paper searchBrowse research topicsOriginal source
Impact of extinction ratio and switching efficiency of nonlinear optical loop mirror demultiplexer on error rate performance — Research Paper | ScholarLens