40 Gbit/s all-optical demultiplexing using a monolithically integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer with semiconductor laser amplifiers

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40 Gbit/s all-optical demultiplexing using a monolithically integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer with semiconductor laser amplifiers

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The authors demonstrate all-optical error-free demultiplexing of 10, 20 and 40 Gbit/s to 5 Gbit/s data signals by using a monolithically integrated Mach-Zehnder interferometer with two semiconductor laser amplifiers.

Inspec keywords: Mach-Zehnder interferometers; wavelength division multiplexing; demultiplexing; time division multiplexing; semiconductor lasers; optical modulation; optical fibre communication

Other keywords: semiconductor laser amplifiers; Mach-Zehnder interferometer; 10 to 40 Gbit/s; all-optical demultiplexing; monolithically integrated interferometer; error-free demultiplexing

Subjects: Modulation and coding methods; Semiconductor lasers; Optical communication; Photonic switching systems

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